GLX-RSS-2-300 WL User Manual
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GLX-RSS-2-300 WL Non-Contact Flow Meter
The surface velocity radar beam will cover an elliptical area on the water surface. The radar reports the
average surface velocity of the covered area and uses complex Kalman filters with physical modelling of
the water flow to give stable measurements even under turbulent conditions. However even the moderate
waviness of the water surface will improve the measurement, if the water flow is strongly turbulent,
fluctuations in measured data could be expected as well as somewhat reduced measurement accuracy.
If strongly turbulent flow can be expected at monitoring site, then the filter length of the radar should be
configured to 120 or more.
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Picture 5. Radar Beam Widths and Coverage Areas