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Evaluating Chirp Technology for Measuring Reservoir Sedimentation Thickness and Stratigraphy
Project ID: 20067
Principal Investigator: Daniel Dombroski
Research Topic: Sediment Management and River Restoration
Funded Fiscal Years:
2020
Keywords: None
Research Question
This study will evaluate the feasibility of using a new technology for characterizing the type and distribution of sediments deposited in reservoirs. Chirp sonar transmits high-powered acoustic pulses over a broad range of frequencies, making portable units capable of penetrating several meters into sediments for remote characterization of deposits. This project will further evaluate the capabilities and limitations of the technology in a reservoir setting to understand under what reservoir and sediment conditions is chirp technology appropriate for studying the depositional profile.
Need and Benefit
Reclamation has a severe reservoir sedimentation problem. Plans to manage the sedimentation problem cannot be fully established until we have knowledge of the volume and distribution of sediments in reservoir deposits. Chirp sonar promises to be an effective way to gain this knowledge a priori.
Contributing Partners
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Research Products
Bureau of Reclamation Review
The following documents were reviewed by experts in fields relating to this project's study and findings. The results were determined to be achieved using valid means.
Evaluating Chirp Technology for Measuring Reservoir Sedimentation Thickness and Stratigraphy (final, PDF, 1.6MB)
By Heidi M. Wadman, Jesse McNinch, Paul Boyd, Daniel Dombroski, Kent Collins
Report completed on September 30, 2021