Entry: Water discharge-bed material rating curve
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URI: http://codes.wmo.int/wmdr/ObservingMethodTerrestrial/374
An empirical relationship relating bed-material discharge and streamflow based on correlation analysis of sediment samples and concurrent flow estimates and presented as a curve, table, or equation. [Based on 'sediment rating curve' in Guide to Hydrological Practices (WMO-No. 168), Volume I. 2008 edition, updated in 2020.]
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An empirical relationship relating bed-material discharge and streamflow based on correlation analysis of sediment samples and concurrent flow estimates and presented as a curve, table, or equation. [Based on 'sediment rating curve' in Guide to Hydrological Practices (WMO-No. 168), Volume I. 2008 edition, updated in 2020.]
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Water discharge-bed material rating curve
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374
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Concept
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