Model Form #1
log10(SSR) =
- 0.892 + 0.106 log10(Q)
+ 1.18 log10(TURB)
where:
- SSR is computed suspended sediment, in milligrams per liter
- Q is computed discharge, stage-discharge rating curve, in cubic feet per second
- TURB is turbidity, FTS DTS-12, in formazin nephelometric units
Model Archive Summary
The model archive summary for computed suspended sediment can be viewed in pdf form here.
Model Calibration
Basic Data
| Number of measurements: | 12 |
|---|---|
| Mean squared error: | 0.017424 |
| Multiple R2: | 0.963 |
| Bias correction (smearing) factor: | 1.04 |
Explanatory Variables
| Variable | Value | Standard error |
|---|---|---|
| Intercept | -0.892 | 0.196 | log10(Q) | 0.106 | 0.118 | log10(TURB) | 1.18 | 0.131 |
Correlation Matrix
| Intercept | log10(Q) | log10(TURB) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 1 | -0.5078 | -0.1424 |
| log10(Q) | -0.5078 | 1 | -0.7714 |
| log10(TURB) | -0.1424 | -0.7714 | 1 |
Reference
- Rasmussen, P.P., Gray, J.R., Glysson, G.D., and Ziegler, A.Z., 2009, Guidelines and Procedures for Computing Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations and Loads from In-Stream Turbidity-Sensor and Streamflow Data: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods book 3, chap. C4, 53 p.