Improvement in stage measuring technique of the ultrasonic sensor gauge

Bar check is the routine procedure in depth sounding to eliminate temperature influencing effect during the oceanographic surveying. This paper adopted the bar check concept prior to stream stage measuring on-site to improve the measuring accuracy and efficiency with popular ultrasonic sensor gauges. This study also propose both experimental dimensionless curves/corresponding equations and the relative profile of calibrating coefficients and ambient temperature of the specific ultrasonic sensor to accelerate the field calibrating process and for the bar check calibrating procedure being unavailable before the formal stage measuring. Then, field stage measuring data by a float-type gauge with which relative reliable measuring result being identified were compared with the data by an ultrasonic sensor gauge measuring simultaneously at the same location and obtained quite similar results. This advanced and improved stage measuring technique of ultrasonic sensor gauges without sonic conduit has been proved its practical validity in field stage accurate measuring throughout the on-site bar check procedure and introduced the process with dimensionless curves/formulas and relative correlation profile between calibrating coefficients and ambient temperature as well.

► The concept of a bar check procedure improve the measuring accuracy. ► Bar check procedure reduces the temperature effect prior to on-site depth sounding. ► Dimensionless experimental curves can accelerate the calibration procedure.