A methodological approach for estimating turbidity in a river |
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Authors: | Annamaria De VINCENZO Bruno MOLINO Rosa VIPARELLI Pompilio CARAMUSCIO |
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Institution: | 4 Department of Environmental Physics and Engineering,University of Basilicata,85100 Potenza,Italy SAVA Department,University of Molise,86100 Compobasso,Italy, Department of Environmental Physics and Engineering,University of Basilicata,85100 Potenza,Italy ENEL R&D Department,72020 Tutorano(Br),Italy |
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Abstract: | During the operations of purging and disposal of sediments of a reservoir it is necessary to know the values of turbidity in the river downstream in natural condition,in the absence of dams or river training works.The paper shows that under these conditions the ratio of the average values of sediment discharge to the annual maximum value of water discharge is a function of the average annual turbidity.Turbidity can be considered as representative synthetic index of the climatic conditions,the lithological features and the land cover of the basin,and the geometric characteristics of the river network.The proposed relationship of sediment discharge as a function of water discharge were validated on the basis of data collected from different Italian regions that have very different morphological,geo-lithological and rainfall features and that are characterised by a basin area changing between a few dozen and thousands of square kilometres.The results can be considered satisfying. |
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Keywords: | Soil erosion Reservoir siltation Flushing Turbidity Sediment transportation |
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