River Discharge Data From Around the Globe

As the world reels from increasing climate extremes, this one-hour online event will look at examples of discharge data collected by SonTek ADCPs in extreme conditions worldwide. From recent flood events in Australia and the United Kingdom to record-breaking drought conditions in the Southwest United States, we will review unique applications and discharge data from sites experiencing record-breaking floods to a desert wash amid an extreme drought. Join Environmental Solutions Flow Segment/SonTek Manager Isaac Jones, and Senior Application Engineer Dr. Xue Fan as they:

  • Share application stories and real-world data collected by leading environmental water monitoring agencies.
  • Discuss the challenges faced by monitoring professionals as the intensity of weather events increases.
  • Provide information on choosing your moving boat track reference for the best data – bottom track versus GNSS options.
  • Offer advice on managing a growing concern over personnel safety during extreme event measurements.
  • And more!

Who should attend:

Beginners to advanced level environmental monitoring professionals interested in various methods of flow and discharge data collection with acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) technology, along with those interested in multi-frequency ADCPs that are ideal when river and stream landscapes change during flood events and convenient and portable options for when you need to move fast (and safely!).

Please register for the live event or watch it later when convenient for you.

Meet the experts:

Isaac Jones, Product Segment Manager for Flow and Level

Isaac Jones is the Product Segment Manager for Flow and Level at Xylem Analytics. Isaac has been with the company since 2011 and has held various positions during his 10-year tenure. He began with SonTek in Customer Technical Support. He then moved into Application Engineering, where he worked in the U.S. and abroad, educating customers and water monitoring professionals on the use of the award-winning RiverSurveyor M9/S5 systems and other innovative SonTek acoustic Doppler and CTD technology. Today, Isaac’s role has expanded to lead the San Diego-based strategic business development and marketing team. Isaac received a master’s degree in Geosciences from San Francisco State University, California. He worked as a USGS Student Science aid on the San Francisco Bight coastal processes study, using acoustic instrumentation to measure currents and waves.

Dr. Xue Fan, Senior Applications Engineer

Dr. Xue Fan joined SonTek in 2015 as part of the Technical Support Group, offering on-call field support and training for customers operating ADCP instrumentation around the world. She later assumed the role of Application Engineer and now works as part of the Product Management team. As part of her role, Dr. Fan performs field testing on SonTek’s newest instrument developments and collaborates with the world’s leading hydrologic and oceanographic agencies to ensure product development aligns with the need of the water monitoring and research communities. She has a Doctorate in Physical Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a Bachelor in Physics and Atmospheric/Oceanic Sciences from McGill University (Canada). She speaks English, Chinese and French.