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Hydrology - Collection of Formulas-: (Aid For The Exam and The Assignments)
Hydrology - Collection of Formulas-: (Aid For The Exam and The Assignments)
Paolo Burlando
Chair of Hydrology and Water
Resources Management
Hydrology
-Collection of formulas-
(Aid for the Exam and the Assignments)
Zurich, 2011
Remark
This formulary is meant to be of assistance in working on the exam and the exercises. The
concepts which stand behind the here mentioned formulas are explained in the lecture and the
recommended literature. The students should be able to understand and to reproduce them.
1. Hydrologic Processes
1.1. Precipitation
Synthetic hyetographs
n −1
Pn = in ⋅ Tn − ∑ Pj [L]
j =1
1.2. Runoff
H-Q-relationship: =
Q a ( H − b) n [L3/T]
2
1 n Qj − Qj
Mean square error: mQ ( H ) = 100 ∑
n − 1 j =1 Q j
[L3/T]
Hydrograph analysis
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1.3. Evaporation from Water Bodies
Aerodynamic or Dalton-Method
17.62 ⋅ T
Saturated Vapour Pressure e=
s (T ) 6.122 ⋅ exp
(Magnus Formula): 243.12 + T (hPa)
T (°C)
v (m/s)
rH
Vapour Pressure of the air: =e es (T ) ⋅ (hPa)
100
Penman-Method
∆ ⋅ Rn / L + γ ⋅ f (v) ⋅ (es (T ) − e)
Evaporation: Ew = (mm/d)
∆ +γ
T (°C)
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1.4. Evaporation from Land Surfaces
Thornthwaite
(mm/month)
10 ⋅ T j
a
T (°C)
Coefficient b depending on month and L N
latitude: b =
12 30 [-]
Penman method
v2 (m/s) S R (-)
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Evapotranspiration for different vegetation cover
Nov to
Vegetation Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Feb
mowing meadow 1.00 1.00 1.05 1.10 1.10 1.05 1.05 1.00 1.00
winter wheat 0.90 0.95 1.15 1.35 1.30 1.00 - - 0.65
spring barley - 0.75 1.30 1.40 1.30 - - - -
sugar beets - 0.50 0.75 1.10 1.30 1.25 1.10 0.85 -
potatoes - 0.50 0.90 1.10 1.40 1.20 0.90 - -
∂θ ∂ ∂θ
Richard‘s Equation (1D): = D + kf [1/T]
∂t ∂z ∂z
∂h
Darcy‘s law: q = −k f [L/T]
∂z
∂q ∂q
Continuity equation: + =
0 [1/T]
∂t ∂z
VWasser
Soil moisture content: θ= [-]
VGesamt
∂q
Momentum equation: q=
−kf + D [L/T]
∂z
dψ
Soil water diffusivity: D = kf [L2/T]
dθ
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Horton’s equation
f0 − fc
Potential cumulative infiltration: F (t ) = f c ⋅ t + (1 − e − kt ) [L]
k
SCS-CN-Method
[ P(t ) − I a ]2
Cumulative rainfall excess Pe (t ) = [L]
(actual runoff): [ P(t ) − I a + Smax ]
1000
Potential maximum retention: S max = S0 -10
CN [L]
S0 = 25.4 if Smax in mm
4.2 ⋅ CN II
Equivalent curve numbers for dry (I)
CN I =
10 − 0.058CN II
or wet(II) antecedent moisture [-]
conditions: 23 ⋅ CN II
CN III =
10 + 0.13CN II
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Table 2 Classification of hydrologic soil groups [source: Maidment, 1992]
Table 4 Curve numbers for AMC group II [source: Maidment, 1992 and DVWK Regeln 113/1984]
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2. Runoff Concentration / Unit Hydrograph
2.1. Application
t
Convolution integral:
q (t=
) ∫ p(t ) ⋅ h(t − t )dt
0
h [1/T]; t [T]
Discrete convolution:
q ( tm )
= ∑p
i =1
m −i +1 ⋅ hi ⋅ ∆t
h [1/T]; t [T]
dim q = dim p
Attention! Convert to get Q in L3/T
[( j − 0.5) ⋅ ∆t ]
n −1
Characteristics:
Time to peak: =
t P k (n − 1) [T]
2. Moment/ variance: M h=
2 k2 ⋅n [T2]
Parameter estimation:
Relationship of moments in =
M M Qm − M I m [Tm]
linear systems:
hm
1
Values for the Gamma function in Table A 2 (appendix)
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1. Moment/ time lag: jmax [T]
∑Q
j =1
⋅t j j
=
M Q1 = jmax
tSP (Q )
∑ Qj
j =1
jmax
∑I⋅t 'j
j =1
j
=M I1 = tSP ( I )
jmax
∑Ij j =1
2. Moment jmax
∑ Q ⋅ (t − tSP (Q ) )
2
j j
j =1
M Q2 = jmax
∑Q
j =1
j
jmax
[T2]
∑ I j ⋅ ( t ' j − tSP ( I ) )
2
j =1
M I2 = jmax
∑I
j =1
j
1 dA(t )
Pulse response function: h(=
t) ⋅ [1/T]
AE dt
1 ∆Aj
Discrete version: =
hj ⋅ [1/T]
AE ∆t
m
Discharge function: =
Qm ∑i
j =1
j ⋅ ∆Am − j +1 3
[L /T]
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2.4. Triangular Unit Hydrograph
hp t / t p 0 ≤ t ≤ tp
hp ⋅ tUH hp t
=
h(t ) − t p ≤ t ≤ tUH
[1/T]
tUH − t p tUH − t p
0 t > tUH
1
Time lag: =
tL (t p + tUH ) [T]
3
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3. Probability and Statistics
µ x E=
= [X ] ∑x
alle xi
i p X ( xi ) ddscµete
∞
σ Var[=
= ∫ (x − µ coitdipops
2
x X] X ) 2 f X ( x) dx
Variance: −∞
σ x2 Var
= = [X ] ∑ (x − µ
alle xi
i X ) 2 p X ( xi ) ddscµete
1/2
∞
Standard deviation: σ x ==
σ (+) ∫ ( x − mX ) 2 f X ( x) dx
2
x
−∞
1 n
Skewness coefficient:
∑
n i =1
( xi − x )3
M3( X , µX )
= γ = 3
σX 3
σX
Theoretical moments
General: M=
r (a) E[( X − a ) r ]
−∞
n
M r ( µ )= E[( X − µ ) r ]= ∑ (x − µ)
i =1
i
r
⋅ f ( xi ) ddncµete
M1 (µ ) = 0
M 2 (µ ) = σ 2
M 3 (µ ) = γ
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3.2. Statistics of a sample
1 n
Arithmetic mean: x= ∑ xi
n i =1
1 n
Sample Variance: =sˆ 2 ∑
n − 1 i =1
( xi − x ) 2
1 n
Sample Standard deviation: =sˆ =
sˆ 2 ∑
n − 1 i =1
( xi − x ) 2
sˆ
Sample Variation coefficient: Vx =
x
n
n
Sample skewness
= coefficient: γ
(n − 1)(n − 2) sˆ3
∑ (x − x )
i =1
i
3
Sample moments
n
General: ∑ ( x − b)
i
r
M r (b) = i =1
n
Correlation
1 n
Sample Covariance: =sxy ∑ ( xi − x ) ⋅ ( yi − y )
n − 1 i =1
sxy ∑ (x − x ) ⋅ ( y − y)
i i
Sample correlation =
rxy = i =1
coefficient: sx ⋅ s y n n
i
=i 1 =i 1
∑ (x − x ) ⋅ ∑ ( y − y)
2
i
2
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3.3. Sample Frequency Distributions / Plotting Position
i
Weibull: F ( x) =
n +1
i − 0.44
Gringorten: F ( x) =
n + 0.12
i … rank
n … sample size
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3.4. Probability distributions with continuous random variables
1 y−µ
2
1 sˆx
= exp − y − µy s y =+ V=
y
f ( x)
ln(1 V 2 )
Log-Normal2 xσ y 2p 2 σy F ( x) = F x>0 x
σy
µ y ln x − 0.5s y2
=
mit y = ln x
1
Exponential f ( x) = λ e − λ x F ( x) = 1 − e − λ x x≥0 λ=
x
λ r x r −1e − λ x x≥0
f ( x, λ , x ) =
x
λ r x r −1e− λt x x2
Gamma 3 Γ(r ) F ( x, λ , r ) = ∫ dt λ >0 =λ = , r
Γ ( r ) sx2 sx2
mit Γ = Gammafunktion 0
r >0
x − u 6
Gumbel 1 x −u x − u F ( x) = exp − exp − α= sx
(Extreme value Type I)
f ( x)=
α
exp − − exp − α −∞ < x < ∞ π
α α
x − 0.5772 ⋅ α
u=
2
Values for the standard normal distribution in Table A 1 (appendix)
3
Values for the Gamma function in Table A 2 (appendix)
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3.5. Flood Statistics
1 1
Return Period: =R = [years]
1 − FU FO
HQi
Standardized runoff: HQi* = [-]
E[ HQ]
L [-]
1
Relative risk: r =1 − 1 −
R
L (years)
Td < cα → <ccept H0
Td > cα → Reject H0
4
Values in Table A 3 (appendix)
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4. Erosion and Sediment Transport
=
e 0.119 + 0.0873 ⋅ log i i ≤ 76 mm/h (MJ/ha mm)
=e 0.283 i > 76 mm/h
N
Annual – Erosivity - Index: R = ∑ ( Rev )i ((MJ mm)/ (ha h))
i =1
Parameter that considers soil =M a Schluff / Sand ⋅(100 − γ Schluff /Ton ) (-)
particle size:
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4.2. Sediment transport
Slope: =S sin aa
≈ tan [°]
3/2
k
Bed shear stress (Meyer-Peter): τr
0 = w ⋅ g ⋅ R ⋅ S ⋅
kr [M/(LT2)]
k Strickger cofficient (m1/3 /s)
8
=
Bed load transport: gs (ττ
0 − c)
3/2
[M/(LT)]
ρ (1 − ρ w / ρ s ) ⋅ g
0.5
w
ρw v2
Shields’ parameter: =τ* ⋅ * [-]
ρs − ρw g ⋅ dm
v* ⋅ d m
Reynolds number: Re* = [-]
υ
µ
Kinematic viscosity: υ= [L2/T]
ρ
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Appendix
1
z
1
Φ(z)
Table A 1 Values of the standardized normal distribution =
∫ exp − t 2 dt
−∞ 2 2
z 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09
0.0 0.5000 0.5040 0.5080 0.5120 0.5160 0.5199 0.5239 0.5279 0.5319 0.5359
0.1 0.5398 0.5438 0.5478 0.5517 0.5557 0.5596 0.5636 0.5675 0.5714 0.5753
0.2 0.5793 0.5832 0.5871 0.5910 0.5948 0.5987 0.6026 0.6064 0.6103 0.6141
0.3 0.6179 0.6217 0.6255 0.6293 0.6331 0.6368 0.6406 0.6443 0.6480 0.6517
0.4 0.6554 0.6591 0.6628 0.6664 0.6700 0.6736 0.6772 0.6808 0.6844 0.6879
0.5 0.6915 0.6950 0.6985 0.7019 0.7054 0.7088 0.7123 0.7157 0.7190 0.7224
0.6 0.7257 0.7291 0.7324 0.7357 0.7389 0.7422 0.7454 0.7486 0.7517 0.7549
0.7 0.7580 0.7611 0.7642 0.7673 0.7704 0.7734 0.7764 0.7794 0.7823 0.7852
0.8 0.7881 0.7910 0.7939 0.7967 0.7995 0.8023 0.8051 0.8078 0.8106 0.8133
0.9 0.8159 0.8186 0.8212 0.8238 0.8264 0.8289 0.8315 0.8340 0.8365 0.8389
1.0 0.8413 0.8438 0.8461 0.8485 0.8508 0.8531 0.8554 0.8577 0.8599 0.8621
1.1 0.8643 0.8665 0.8686 0.8708 0.8729 0.8749 0.8770 0.8790 0.8810 0.8830
1.2 0.8849 0.8869 0.8888 0.8907 0.8925 0.8944 0.8962 0.8980 0.8997 0.9015
1.3 0.90320 0.90490 0.90658 0.90824 0.90988 0.91149 0.91309 0.91466 0.91621 0.91774
1.4 0.91924 0.92073 0.92220 0.92364 0.92507 0.92647 0.92785 0.92922 0.93056 0.93189
1.5 0.93319 0.93448 0.93574 0.93699 0.93822 0.93943 0.94062 0.94179 0.94295 0.94408
1.6 0.94520 0.94630 0.94738 0.94845 0.94950 0.95053 0.95154 0.95254 0.95352 0.95449
1.7 0.95543 0.95637 0.95728 0.95818 0.95907 0.95994 0.96080 0.96164 0.96246 0.96327
1.8 0.96407 0.96485 0.96562 0.96638 0.96712 0.96784 0.96856 0.96926 0.96995 0.97062
1.9 0.97128 0.97193 0.97257 0.97320 0.97381 0.97441 0.97500 0.97558 0.97615 0.97670
2.0 0.97725 0.977784 0.978308 0.978822 0.979325 0.979818 0.980301 0.980774 0.981237 0.981691
2.1 0.98214 0.982571 0.982997 0.983414 0.983823 0.984222 0.984614 0.984997 0.985371 0.985738
2.2 0.98610 0.986447 0.986791 0.987126 0.987455 0.987776 0.988089 0.988396 0.988696 0.988989
2.3 0.98928 0.989556 0.98983 0.990097 0.990358 0.990613 0.990863 0.991106 0.991344 0.991576
2.4 0.99180 0.992024 0.99224 0.992451 0.992656 0.992857 0.993053 0.993244 0.993431 0.993613
2.5 0.99379 0.993963 0.994132 0.994297 0.994457 0.994614 0.994766 0.994915 0.99506 0.995201
3.0 0.9986501
3.5 0.9997674
4.0 0.99996833
4.5 0.99999660
5.0 0.999999713
5.5 0.999999981
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Table A 2 Values of the Gamma function for the interval 1 < α ≤ 2:
α Γ (α ) α Γ (α ) α Γ (α ) α Γ (α ) α Γ (α )
1.01 0.9943 1.21 0.9156 1.41 0.8868 1.61 0.8947 1.81 0.9341
1.02 0.9888 1.22 0.9131 1.42 0.8864 1.62 0.8959 1.82 0.9368
1.03 0.9835 1.23 0.9108 1.43 0.8860 1.63 0.8972 1.83 0.9397
1.04 0.9784 1.24 0.9085 1.44 0.8858 1.64 0.8986 1.84 0.9426
1.05 0.9735 1.25 0.9064 1.45 0.8857 1.65 0.9001 1.85 0.9456
1.06 0.9687 1.26 0.9044 1.46 0.8856 1.66 0.9017 1.86 0.9487
1.07 0.9642 1.27 0.9025 1.47 0.8856 1.67 0.9033 1.87 0.9518
1.08 0.9597 1.28 0.9007 1.48 0.8857 1.68 0.9050 1.88 0.9551
1.09 0.9555 1.29 0.8990 1.49 0.8859 1.69 0.9068 1.89 0.9584
1.10 0.9514 1.30 0.8975 1.50 0.8862 1.70 0.9086 1.90 0.9618
1.11 0.9474 1.31 0.8960 1.51 0.8866 1.71 0.9106 1.91 0.9652
1.12 0.9436 1.32 0.8946 1.52 0.8870 1.72 0.9126 1.92 0.9688
1.13 0.9399 1.33 0.8934 1.53 0.8876 1.73 0.9147 1.93 0.9724
1.14 0.9364 1.34 0.8922 1.54 0.8882 1.74 0.9168 1.94 0.9761
1.15 0.9330 1.35 0.8912 1.55 0.8889 1.75 0.9191 1.95 0.9799
1.16 0.9298 1.36 0.8902 1.56 0.8896 1.76 0.9214 1.96 0.9837
1.17 0.9267 1.37 0.8893 1.57 0.8905 1.77 0.9238 1.97 0.9877
1.18 0.9237 1.38 0.8885 1.58 0.8914 1.78 0.9262 1.98 0.9917
1.19 0.9209 1.39 0.8879 1.59 0.8924 1.79 0.9288 1.99 0.9958
1.20 0.9182 1.40 0.8873 1.60 0.8935 1.80 0.9314 2.00 1.0000
The values of the Gamma function for α > 2 can be calculated by using Table A 2 and the
following equation:
Γ (α + 1)= α ⋅ Γ (α )
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Table A 3 Kolmogorow-Smirnow statistic c (α , n ) for the complete specified Kolmogorow-Smirnow test with level
of significance α and sample size n
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