Stage-discharge rating curves (DP4.00133.001)

This data product provides parameters that describe the relationship between manual staff gauge readings and manual and/or instumental discharge measurements for NEON stream, river, and lake inflow and outflow locations. The parameters provided are the coefficients defining an exponential curve and are derived from manually measured discharge (manually or via ADCP) and staff gauge readings by a Bayesian model. Rating curve parameters published in this product are used together with sensor measurements of surface water pressure to calculate the Continuous discharge (DP4.00130.001) data product. Data users should refer to the user guide for Stage-discharge rating curve (NEON\_ratingCurve\_userGuide) for more detailed information on the algorithm used to develop a rating curve. Latency: Data are generated once per year and are expected to be available each December following the end of the water year (October 1 - September 30).本数据集产品提供用于描述NEON（美国国家生态观测站网络，National Ecological Observatory Network）旗下溪流、河流及湖泊入流与出流点位处，手动水位尺（staff gauge）读数与手动和/或仪器法流量测量结果之间关系的参数。所提供的参数为定义指数曲线的系数，由贝叶斯（Bayesian）模型基于手动测得的流量（含人工测量及声学多普勒流速剖面仪（Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler，ADCP）采集数据）及手动水位尺读数推导得到。本产品发布的水位流量关系曲线（rating curve）参数，可与地表水压力传感器观测数据结合，用于计算连续流量（Continuous discharge，DP4.00130.001）数据集产品。数据使用者可参阅《水位流量关系曲线用户指南》（NEON_ratingCurve_userGuide），以了解构建水位流量关系曲线所用算法的详细信息。数据时效：本数据集每年生成一次，预计在水文年度（10月1日至9月30日）结束后的每年12月对外发布。