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Outcome of Lecture
After completing this lecture
The students should be able to:
Precipitation
Types of Precipitation:
Drizzle
Rain
Freezing rain
Sleet
Snow
Hail
Precipitation: Rainfall
Measurement Units:
Amount of precipitation/rain (mm or inch)
It is measure as total depth of rainfall over an area in one day.
Intensity of precipitation/rain (mm/hr or inch/hr)
It is the amount of precipitation at a place per unit time (rain rate). It
is expressed as mm/hr or inch/hr
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Measurement of Precipitation
Measurement of Precipitation
Instrument used to collect and measure the precipitation is called rain gauge and the location
at which raingage is located is called gauging station.
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Measurement of Precipitation
Measurement of Precipitation
Non-recording (Manual) types:
Measurement of Precipitation
Recording (Automatic) types:
Measurement of Precipitation
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Measurement of Precipitation
Weather Station -
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Measurement of Precipitation
Radar -
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Measurement of Precipitation
Raingauge Network
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Catchment area: An extent of land where water from precipitation drains into a
body of water
Measurement of Precipitation
Raingauge Network
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Measurement of Precipitation
Raingauge Network
Placement of rainguages
Gauges are affected by wind pattern, eddies, trees and the
gauge itself, therefore it is important to have the gauge located
and positioned properly.
Raingauges should be
1m above ground level is standard All gauges in a catchment should be the same height
2 to 4 times the distance away from an isolated object (such as a
tree or building) or in a forest a clearing with the radius at least the
tree height or place the gauge at canopy level
shielded to protect gauge in windy sites or if obstructions are
numerous they will reduce the wind-speed, turbulence and eddies.
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Measurement of Precipitation
Raingauge Network
Measurement of Precipitation
Raingauge Network
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For sloping ground the gauge should be placed with the opening
parallel to the ground
The rainfall catch volume (mm3) is then divided by the opening area
that the rain can enter
Measurement of Precipitation
Sources of Errors
Instrument error
Observer error
Errors due to different observation times
Error due to occult precipitation
Errors due to low-intensity rains
Any-other ?
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Preparation of Data
Before using rainfall data for any analysis, it is necessary to check the
record for
Missing data and/or
Consistency of data
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Station-average method
Normal-ratio method
Inverse-distance weighting
Regression
1 n
PX = Pi
n i=1
PX is the missing precipitation value for station X
P1, P2, , Pn are precipitation values at the adjacent
stations for the same period
n is the number of nearby stations
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Find out the missing storm precipitation data of station X given in following
table using station averaging method
Station
3.8
3.25
4.6
3.15
39.50
43.1
36.8
49.5
46.20
1 n
1
PX = Pi = (3.8 + 3.25 + 4.6 + 3.15) = 3.7in
n i =1
4
What about 10% variation check from annual precipitation ??
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PX
1 P1 P2
Pn
1 n Pi
=
+
+ ..... +
or PX = N X
N X n N1 N 2
Nn
n i=1 Ni
PX is the missing precipitation value for station X for a certain time period
P1, P2, , Pn are precipitation values at adjacent stations for the same period
NX is the long-term, annual average precipitation at station X
N1, N2, , Nn is the long-term precipitation for neighboring stations
n is the number of adjacent stations
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Find out the missing storm precipitation data of station X given in following
table
Station
3.8
3.25
4.6
3.15
39.50
43.1
36.8
49.5
46.20
Find out the missing storm precipitation data of station X given in following
table
Station
3.8
3.25
4.6
3.15
39.50
43.1
36.8
49.5
46.20
PX = 3.06"
Example
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2.
W=
b
di
i=1
n
1
b
3. P =
di Pi
X
W i= 1
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28
5
4.5
4
Ma
3.5
Break Point
Mc c
=
Ma a
2.5
2
1.5
1
Mc
0.5
0
0
0.5
1.5
2.5
M
Pcx = Px
M
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32
33
34
Part II
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20
40
60
80
Time, min
36
100
120
140
A n n u a l ra i n f a l l , m m
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
Years
37
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
Annual Precipitation
average precipitation
Source: Gary R Fuelner, Rainfall and climate records from Sharjah Airport: Historical data for
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Pday = Pi
i =1
Where Pday is daily rainfall and Pi is hourly storm rainfall during a given
day.
Pmonth =
day
i = day
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Pann =
day
i = day
Pavg =
40
i =1
Where Pavg is average rainfall for N years and Pi is annual rainfall for ith
year
Pi
Pavg =
i =1
Annual Precipitation ?
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Pann = Pi
i =1
12
Pann = Pi
i =1
Pann = (18.8 + 25 + 22.1 + 7.2 + 0.4 + 0 + 0.8 + 0 + 0 + 1.1 + 2.7 + 16.2 ) = 94.3
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Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
37.5
(99.5)
41.3
(106.3)
43.5
(110.3)
47.0
(116.6)
46.7
(116.1)
49.0
(120.2)
48.7
(119.7)
45.1
(113.2)
42.0
(107.6)
41.0
(105.8)
35.5
(95.9)
49
(120.2)
Average
high C (F)
24.0
(75.2)
25.4
(77.7)
28.2
(82.8)
32.9
(91.2)
37.6
(99.7)
39.5
(103.1)
40.8
(105.4)
41.3
(106.3)
38.9
(102)
35.4
(95.7)
30.5
(86.9)
26.2
(79.2)
33.4
(92.1)
Daily mean
C (F)
19
(66)
20
(68)
22.5
(72.5)
26
(79)
30.5
(86.9)
33
(91)
34.5
(94.1)
35.5
(95.9)
32.5
(90.5)
29
(84)
24.5
(76.1)
21
(70)
27.5
(81.5)
Average
low C (F)
14.3
(57.7)
15.4
(59.7)
17.6
(63.7)
20.8
(69.4)
24.6
(76.3)
27.2
(81)
29.9
(85.8)
30.2
(86.4)
27.5
(81.5)
23.9
(75)
19.9
(67.8)
16.3
(61.3)
22.3
(72.1)
Record low
C (F)
6.1
(43)
6.9
(44.4)
9.0
(48.2)
13.4
(56.1)
15.1
(59.2)
18.2
(64.8)
20.4
(68.7)
23.1
(73.6)
16.5
(61.7)
15.0
(59)
11.8
(53.2)
8.2
(46.8)
6.1
(43)
Precipitatio
n mm
(inches)
18.8
(0.74)
25.0
(0.984)
22.1
(0.87)
7.2
(0.283)
0.4
(0.016)
0.0
(0)
0.8
(0.031)
0.0
(0)
0.0
(0)
1.1
(0.043)
2.7
(0.106)
16.2
(0.638)
94.3
(3.711)
Avg. precipit
ation days
5.4
4.7
5.8
2.6
0.3
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.1
0.2
1.3
3.8
25.2
% humidity
65
65
63
55
53
58
56
57
60
60
61
64
59.8
Mean
monthly sun
shine hours
254.2
229.6
254.5
294.0
344.1
342.0
322.4
316.2
309.0
303.8
285.0
256.6
3,511.4
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Arithmetic method
Theissen polygon method
Isohyetal method
Pi
Pavg =
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i =1
Where, Pavg is the average precipitation, N is the total number of stations and
Pi is the average annual precipitation for ith station.
P1 + P2 + ..... + Pi + .....Pn
P =
=
N
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1
N
i =1
46
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P6
A7
A6
P2
A2
A1
A8
P1
P8
P5
A3
A4
P3
P4
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A5
P1 A1 + P2 A2 + ..... + Pm Am
P =
( A1 + A2 + ..... + Am )
Generally for M station
M
PA
i
P
Ai
The ratio
A
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i =1
Atotal
i =1
Ai
Pi
A
50
Ai
A
= Pi
Pi
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Mean precipitation =
i =1
Pi
Ai
A =121.84
Ai
A
8
6
D
A5
12
C
9.2
12
A4
A3
7.0
B
7.2
A
A2
4.0
F
E
9.1
A1
8
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10.0
Pn1 + Pn
P1 + P2 P2 + P3
A1
+...+ An1
+ A2
2 2
2
P=
Atotal
NOTE
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54
Pavg =
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Pi + Pi+1
2
Ai
Ai
Atotal
Pavg
Ai
Atotal
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Intensity, cm /hr
0.5
Duration = 48 hr
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
08
8 16
16 24
24 32
Time, hours
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32 40
40 48
accumulated precipitation, mm
1st storm,
16 mm
2nd storm,
34 mm
10
0
0
20
40
60
Time, hour
58
80
100
120
18 21
36
43
49
52
53
54
12
15
12 24
30
14
12
Hyetograph
Rainfall intensity (mm/hr)
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
59
30
60
90
120
150
180
Time (min)
210
240
270
Return Period (T) - The average length of time in years for an event (e.g.
flood or rainfall) of given magnitude to be equalled or exceeded.
For example, if the rainfall with a 50 year return period at a given location
is 200mm, this is just another way of saying that a rainfall 200mm, or
greater, should occur at that location on the average only once every 50
years.
Probability of Occurrence (p) (of an event of specified magnitude) The probability that an event of the specified magnitude will be equalled or
exceeded during a one year period.
Basic Relationships
T=1/P or P=1/T
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Year
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
Annual Rainfall
(cm)
130
84
76
89
112
96
80
125
143
89
78
Year
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
Annual Rainfall
(cm)
90
102
108
60
75
120
160
85
106
83
95
m
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22(=N)
Annual
Rainfall (cm)
160
140
130
125
120
112
108
106
102
96
95
90
89
89
85
84
83
80
78
76
75
60
Probability
P=m/(N+1)
0.043
0.087
0.130
0.174
0.217
0.261
0.304
0.348
0.391
0.435
0.478
0.522
0.565
0.609
0.652
0.696
0.739
0.783
0.826
0.870
0.913
0.957
Return
Period
T (years)
23.00
11.50
7.67
5.75
4.60
3.83
3.29
2.88
2.56
2.30
2.09
1.92
1.77
1.64
1.53
1.44
1.35
1.28
1.21
1.15
1.10
1.05
(a).
Annual rainfall for 10 years
return period.
By interpolation, P=137.5cm
Annual rainfall for 23 years
return period.
P=160cm
Annual rainfall for 50 years
return period.
By extrapolation, P= ??cm
i =
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kT
i Intensity (cm/hr)
(D + a )
D Duration (hours)
K, x, a, n are constant for a given
catchment
In tesity, cm /h r
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T = 25 years
12
T = 50 years
10
T = 100 years
8
6
k = 6.93
x = 0.189
a = 0.5
n = 0.878
4
2
0
0
3
Duration, hr
65
Thank you
Questions.
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