Using a Helicopter to Measure River Discharge under Extreme Environmental Conditions: A Methodological Approach on the Sagavanirktok River, Alaska
River discharge is a critical variable in many aspects of hydrology, particularly river mechanics. Due to the importance of river discharge, the standards for performing measurements are already established. In the extreme environmental conditions of breakup in Arctic regions, field crews face signi...
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| author | John Keech Mike Terwilliger Joel Bailey Horacio Toniolo |
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| description | River discharge is a critical variable in many aspects of hydrology, particularly river mechanics. Due to the importance of river discharge, the standards for performing measurements are already established. In the extreme environmental conditions of breakup in Arctic regions, field crews face significant challenges in carrying out measurements, including risks to personnel, equipment safety, and river access difficulties. The use of a helicopter in performing river discharge measurements with these challenges provides an alternative to using a boat. We present the details of measuring river discharge with the help of a helicopter along the braided Sagavanirktok River on the Alaska North Slope. |
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| spelling | ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2073-4441/10/6/697/ 2025-01-16T18:40:55+00:00 Using a Helicopter to Measure River Discharge under Extreme Environmental Conditions: A Methodological Approach on the Sagavanirktok River, Alaska John Keech Mike Terwilliger Joel Bailey Horacio Toniolo agris 2018-05-28 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/w10060697 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w10060697 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Water; Volume 10; Issue 6; Pages: 697 discharge measurements spring breakup arctic environments Text 2018 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/w10060697 2023-07-31T21:32:53Z River discharge is a critical variable in many aspects of hydrology, particularly river mechanics. Due to the importance of river discharge, the standards for performing measurements are already established. In the extreme environmental conditions of breakup in Arctic regions, field crews face significant challenges in carrying out measurements, including risks to personnel, equipment safety, and river access difficulties. The use of a helicopter in performing river discharge measurements with these challenges provides an alternative to using a boat. We present the details of measuring river discharge with the help of a helicopter along the braided Sagavanirktok River on the Alaska North Slope. Text Alaska North Slope Arctic north slope Alaska MDPI Open Access Publishing Arctic Water 10 6 697 |
| spellingShingle | discharge measurements spring breakup arctic environments John Keech Mike Terwilliger Joel Bailey Horacio Toniolo Using a Helicopter to Measure River Discharge under Extreme Environmental Conditions: A Methodological Approach on the Sagavanirktok River, Alaska |
| title | Using a Helicopter to Measure River Discharge under Extreme Environmental Conditions: A Methodological Approach on the Sagavanirktok River, Alaska |
| title_full | Using a Helicopter to Measure River Discharge under Extreme Environmental Conditions: A Methodological Approach on the Sagavanirktok River, Alaska |
| title_fullStr | Using a Helicopter to Measure River Discharge under Extreme Environmental Conditions: A Methodological Approach on the Sagavanirktok River, Alaska |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using a Helicopter to Measure River Discharge under Extreme Environmental Conditions: A Methodological Approach on the Sagavanirktok River, Alaska |
| title_short | Using a Helicopter to Measure River Discharge under Extreme Environmental Conditions: A Methodological Approach on the Sagavanirktok River, Alaska |
| title_sort | using a helicopter to measure river discharge under extreme environmental conditions: a methodological approach on the sagavanirktok river, alaska |
| topic | discharge measurements spring breakup arctic environments |
| topic_facet | discharge measurements spring breakup arctic environments |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3390/w10060697 |