The main torrents in Northern Apulia (Southern Italy) are characterised by a considerable suspended sediment transport that occurs during intense rainfall events. In this paper an experimental activity of sediment transport monitoring is described. A continuous measuring station located in the Carapelle torrent is equipped with a dual function optical immersion probe (turbidity/sediment). The probe has been tested with laboratory and field experiments carried out to verify the instrument’s functional capabilities and to assess the relationship between optical and gravimetric data. Monitored data have then been used to analyze the sediment transport at event scale in view to estimate the sediment balance in the watershed.
Sediment transport monitoring in a Northern Puglia watershed
GENTILE, Francesco;MILILLO, Fabio;
2008-01-01
Abstract
The main torrents in Northern Apulia (Southern Italy) are characterised by a considerable suspended sediment transport that occurs during intense rainfall events. In this paper an experimental activity of sediment transport monitoring is described. A continuous measuring station located in the Carapelle torrent is equipped with a dual function optical immersion probe (turbidity/sediment). The probe has been tested with laboratory and field experiments carried out to verify the instrument’s functional capabilities and to assess the relationship between optical and gravimetric data. Monitored data have then been used to analyze the sediment transport at event scale in view to estimate the sediment balance in the watershed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
