Model Form #1
log10(SSR) =
- 1.57 + 3.0E-5 Q
+ 0.0416 SCB
where:
- SSR is computed suspended sediment, in milligrams per liter
- Q is computed discharge, stage-discharge rating curve, in cubic feet per second
- SCB is sediment corrected backscatter, in Decibels
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: | 31 |
|---|---|
| Mean squared error: | 0.0329821921 |
| Multiple R2: | 0.915 |
| Bias correction (smearing) factor: | 1.088 |
Explanatory Variables
| Variable | Value | Standard error |
|---|---|---|
| Intercept | -1.57 | 0.4101 | Q | 3.0E-5 | 7.0E-6 | SCB | 0.0416 | 0.0065 |
Correlation Matrix
| Intercept | Q | SCB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 1 | 2.23E-6 | -0.0026 |
| Q | 2.23E-6 | 1 | -3.79E-8 |
| SCB | -0.0026 | -3.79E-8 | 1 |
Reference
- Landers, M.N., Straub, T.D., Wood, M.S., and Domanski, M.M., 2016, Sediment acoustic index method for computing continuous suspended-sediment concentrations: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods, book 3, chap. C5, 63 p.