Model Form #1
log10(SSR) =
0.592 + 0.709 log10(TURB)
+ 0.138 log10(Q)
where:
- SSR is computed suspended sediment, in milligrams per liter
- TURB is turbidity, FTS DTS-12, in formazin nephelometric units
- Q is computed discharge, stage-discharge rating curve, in cubic feet per second
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: | 36 |
|---|---|
| Mean squared error: | 0.012996 |
| Multiple R2: | 0.96 |
| Bias correction (smearing) factor: | 1.03 |
Explanatory Variables
| Variable | Value | Standard error |
|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 0.592 | 0.372 | log10(TURB) | 0.709 | 0.0945 | log10(Q) | 0.138 | 0.164 |
Correlation Matrix
| Intercept | log10(TURB) | log10(Q) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 1 | 0.9056 | -0.9898 |
| log10(TURB) | 0.9056 | 1 | -0.9548 |
| log10(Q) | -0.9898 | -0.9548 | 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.