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Guidelines for depth data collection in rivers when applying interpolation techniques (kriging) for river restoration
School of Applied Sciences, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK
Abstract. River restoration appraisal requires the implementation of monitoring programmes that assess the river site before and after the restoration project. However, little work has yet been developed to design effective and efficient sampling strategies. Three main variables need to be considered when designing monitoring programmes: space, time and scale. The aim of this paper is to describe the methodology applied to analyse the variation of depth in space, scale and time so more comprehensive monitoring programmes can be developed. Geostatistical techniques were applied to study the spatial dimension (sampling strategy and density), spectral analysis was used to study the scale at which depth shows cyclic patterns, whilst descriptive statistics were used to assess the temporal variation. A brief set of guidelines have been summarised in the conclusion.
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Citation: Rivas-Casado, M., White, S., and Bellamy, P.: Guidelines for depth data collection in rivers when applying interpolation techniques (kriging) for river restoration, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 4, 1069-1094, 2007. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager
