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Optimal locations for flow and velocity sensors along a river channel |
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| Authors: | Sergio Zubelzu Leonor Rodríguez-Sinobas Daniel Segovia-Cardozo Andrés Díez-Herrero |
| Institution: | 1. Grupo de Investigación Hidráulica del Riego, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agraria, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spainsergio.zubelzu@upm.es;3. Grupo de Investigación Hidráulica del Riego, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agraria, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain;4. Instituto Geológico y Minero de Espa?a, Madrid, Spain |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACTA novel methodology for the optimal placement of sensors in watercourses is presented. The methodology aimed at finding the optimal locations for the placement of sensors to maximize the amount of information to monitor flow and velocity in watercourses. The methodology is based on the maximization of the Gram determinant of the sensor responses at each possible location or a combination of locations. Two illustrative examples are presented wherein locations for one- and two-sensor cases for the velocity and flow monitoring of the Venero Claro River Basin, Spain, are selected. The kinematic wave method was used to evaluate the sensor response at every possible location. The results confirm the suitability of this methodology for finding the optimal locations for sensors to monitor flow or velocity in watercourses. |
| Keywords: | optimal sensor placement watershed monitoring hydrology kinematic wave method watercourse sensoring |