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TWIN-GAGE STATION [1 record]

Record 1 1996-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

A gauging station at which two water level gauges define a reach for measurement of water-surface slopes as an essential parameter for establishing a stage-discharge relation [standardized by ISO].

OBS

Terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Station de jaugeage dans laquelle deux échelles (ou limnigraphes), installées à chaque extrémité d'un bief, permettent de mesurer la pente de la ligne d'eau considérée comme un paramètre essentiel de la relation hauteur-débit.

OBS

station hydrométrique double : normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
DEF

Estación de aforo en la que dos escalas (o limnígrafos) instalados en cada extremo de un tramo, permiten medir la pendiente de la línea de agua, considerada un parámetro esencial de la relación altura-caudal.

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