Baseflow measurement in mountain rivers using LSPIV: A case study of the Tarqui and Yanuncay rivers in the Ecuadorian Andes
This study is motivated by the difficulty of applying experimental techniques to characterize base flows in mountain rivers. Intrusive instruments are not optimal for measuring low flow rates, as they require a minimum depth to be submerged and to measure flow velocity. The LSPIV methodology was app...
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| author | Santiago A. Ochoa-García Leandro Massó Antoine Patalano Carlos M. Matovelle-Bustos Paola V. Delgado-Garzón |
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| description | This study is motivated by the difficulty of applying experimental techniques to characterize base flows in mountain rivers. Intrusive instruments are not optimal for measuring low flow rates, as they require a minimum depth to be submerged and to measure flow velocity. The LSPIV methodology was applied using an Autel Evo II RTK Series 3 UAV. The results were validated through measurements taken with a Redback current meter, showing that the flow rates and velocity fields obtained with the presented techniques are of the same order of approximation. The flow velocity fields resulting from the application of LSPIV enabled the identification of typical flow characteristics in mountain rivers with gravel and boulder beds: zones of acceleration and turbulent mixing, stagnation areas due to obstacles within the flow, flow recirculation, and shear regions caused by interaction with existing morphological structures. Thus, the LSPIV technique is presented as a valuable tool for characterizing extreme flows in mountain rivers using non-intrusive methods. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-db3e310a97f34c6b8497e5959656460d2025-07-25T11:44:25ZengUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaRevista de Teledetección1133-09531988-87402025-04-016610.4995/raet.2025.2273321923Baseflow measurement in mountain rivers using LSPIV: A case study of the Tarqui and Yanuncay rivers in the Ecuadorian AndesSantiago A. Ochoa-García0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9695-5976Leandro Massó1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4987-0758Antoine Patalano2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3725-3664Carlos M. Matovelle-Bustos3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2267-0323Paola V. Delgado-Garzón4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3787-3772Universidad Católica de CuencaUniversidad Nacional de CórdobaUniversidad Nacional de CórdobaUniversidad Católica de CuencaUniversidad Católica de CuencaThis study is motivated by the difficulty of applying experimental techniques to characterize base flows in mountain rivers. Intrusive instruments are not optimal for measuring low flow rates, as they require a minimum depth to be submerged and to measure flow velocity. The LSPIV methodology was applied using an Autel Evo II RTK Series 3 UAV. The results were validated through measurements taken with a Redback current meter, showing that the flow rates and velocity fields obtained with the presented techniques are of the same order of approximation. The flow velocity fields resulting from the application of LSPIV enabled the identification of typical flow characteristics in mountain rivers with gravel and boulder beds: zones of acceleration and turbulent mixing, stagnation areas due to obstacles within the flow, flow recirculation, and shear regions caused by interaction with existing morphological structures. Thus, the LSPIV technique is presented as a valuable tool for characterizing extreme flows in mountain rivers using non-intrusive methods.https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/raet/article/view/22733lspiv surface flowflow measurementbase flows |
| spellingShingle | Santiago A. Ochoa-García Leandro Massó Antoine Patalano Carlos M. Matovelle-Bustos Paola V. Delgado-Garzón Baseflow measurement in mountain rivers using LSPIV: A case study of the Tarqui and Yanuncay rivers in the Ecuadorian Andes Revista de Teledetección lspiv surface flow flow measurement base flows |
| title | Baseflow measurement in mountain rivers using LSPIV: A case study of the Tarqui and Yanuncay rivers in the Ecuadorian Andes |
| title_full | Baseflow measurement in mountain rivers using LSPIV: A case study of the Tarqui and Yanuncay rivers in the Ecuadorian Andes |
| title_fullStr | Baseflow measurement in mountain rivers using LSPIV: A case study of the Tarqui and Yanuncay rivers in the Ecuadorian Andes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Baseflow measurement in mountain rivers using LSPIV: A case study of the Tarqui and Yanuncay rivers in the Ecuadorian Andes |
| title_short | Baseflow measurement in mountain rivers using LSPIV: A case study of the Tarqui and Yanuncay rivers in the Ecuadorian Andes |
| title_sort | baseflow measurement in mountain rivers using lspiv a case study of the tarqui and yanuncay rivers in the ecuadorian andes |
| topic | lspiv surface flow flow measurement base flows |
| url | https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/raet/article/view/22733 |
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