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Technical note
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03 Jan 2018
Technical note |
| 03 Jan 2018
Technical note: Stage and water width measurement of a mountain stream using a simple time-lapse camera
Pauline Leduc
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
University of Western Ontario, Department of Geography, London, Ontario, Canada
Peter Ashmore
University of Western Ontario, Department of Geography, London, Ontario, Canada
Darren Sjogren
University of Calgary, Department of Geography, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Short summary
We show the utility of ground-based time-lapse cameras for automated monitoring of stream stage and flow characteristics. High-frequency flow stage, water surface width and other information on the state of flow can be acquired for extended time periods with simple local calibration using a low-cost time-lapse camera and a few simple field measurements for calibration and for automated image selection and sorting. The approach is a useful substitute or complement to the conventional stage data.
We show the utility of ground-based time-lapse cameras for automated monitoring of stream stage...
