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CE 101N 002 Hydrologic Cycle2
CE 101N 002 Hydrologic Cycle2
d12 x1 x2 2 y1 y2 2
Example using IDW Method
Find the average rainfall over a catchment. The
rain gauge data is:
Rain gauge Precipitation Distance P/d2 1/d2 (P/d2)/(1/d2)
Station (mm) (km) (mm)
P1 10 25 0.016 0.0016
P2 20 15 0.089 0.0044
P3 30 10 0.3 0.01
SUM 0.405 0.016 25.31
N Pi
2
i 1 d i
10
20 30
2
ˆ
P
2 2
Pˆ 25 15 10 25 .24 mm
N
1 1 1 1 25.31 mm
2
i 1 d i
25 2 152 10 2
Rainfall interpolation in GIS
• Data are generally
available as points with
precipitation stored in
attribute table.
Rainfall maps in GIS