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An autonomous low-power instrument platform for monitoring water and solid discharges in mesoscale rivers
Guillaume Nord
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Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble,
France
Yoann Michielin
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble,
France
Romain Biron
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble,
France
Michel Esteves
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble,
France
Guilhem Freche
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble,
France
Thomas Geay
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, GIPSA-lab, 38000 Grenoble,
France
Alexandre Hauet
Electricité de France, DTG, Grenoble, France
Cédric Legoût
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble,
France
Bernard Mercier
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble,
France
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Short summary
We present the development of the RIPLE platform that is designed for the monitoring at high temporal frequency (~ 10 min) of water discharge, solid fluxes (bedload and suspended load) and properties of fine particles (settling velocity) in mesoscale rivers. Many instruments are integrated into this single centralized device, which is autonomous in energy and connected to the 2G/3G network. A user-friendly interface has been developed enabling us to visualize the data collected by the platform.
We present the development of the RIPLE platform that is designed for the monitoring at high...
