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Outline: Dr. Shakil Ahmad Dr. Shakil Ahmad Dr. Shakil Ahmad Dr. Shakil Ahmad
Outline: Dr. Shakil Ahmad Dr. Shakil Ahmad Dr. Shakil Ahmad Dr. Shakil Ahmad
Shakil Ahmad
NUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NICE)
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering (SCEE)
National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Outline
Analysis of Temporal Distribution of Rainstorm Event
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Point Data Analysis
Point precipitation data refers to precipitation
of a station. This data record could be in the
form of hourly, daily, monthly or annual
precipitation.
Depending upon the nature of catchment and
its area in addition of study importance, there
could be as many gauging stations as feasible.
Before using rainfall data, it is necessary to
check the data for continuity & consistency
Missing data
Record errors
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Estimation of Missing Precipitation Record
Methods for estimating missing data
1. Arithmetic Mean Method
2. Normal Ratio Method
The station whose data is missing is called
interpolation station and gauging stations whose
data are used to calculate the missing station data are
called index stations.
If the normal annual precipitation (mean of 30
years of annual precipitation) of the index stations
lies within ±10% of normal annual precipitation of
interpolation station then we apply arithmetic mean
method to determine the missing precipitation record
otherwise the normal ratio method is used for this
purpose.
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Estimation of Missing Precipitation Record
Now we have to compare Nx with Na , Nb and
Nc separately. If difference of Nx - Na , Nx –
Nb , and Nx – Nc is within ±10% of Nx , then
we use simple arithmetic means method
otherwise the normal ratio method is used.
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Simple Arithmetic Mean Method
According to the arithmetic mean method the
missing precipitation ‘Px’ is given as:
P1 + P2 + P3
Px =
3
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Example
Example 3.2
Find out the missing storm precipitation of station ‘C’ given
in the following table:
Station A B C D E
P, Storm precipitation (cm) 9.7 8.3 --- 11.7 8.0
N, Normal Annual precipitation (cm) 100.3 109.5 93.5 125.7 117.5
Solution:
10% of Nc = 93.5 x 10/100 = 9.35
±10% Range of Nc= 84.15 to 102.85
Values of Nb , Nd and Ne are out of this range, hence normal
mean method applicable
1 N N N N
Pc = Pa c + Pb c + Pd c + Pe c
4 Na Nb Nd Ne
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Example
Example 3.3
Precipitation station “X” was inoperative for part of a
month during which a storm occurred. The storm
totals at three surrounding stations A, B and C were
respectively 10.7, 8.9 and 12.2 cm. The normal annual
precipitation amounts at stations X, A, B and C are
respectively 97.8, 112, 93.5 and 119.9 cm. Estimate the
storm precipitation for station “X”.
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Test for Consistency of Record
Accumulated Annual Rainfall at x ΣP in
units of 103 cm
Mc
Pcx = Px
Ma
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Test for consistency record
(Double mass curve technique)
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accumulated annual rainfall of X stn in 10^3 cm
4.5
3.5
a Mc c
3
c
=
2.5 Ma a
2
1.5
Mc
1 Pcx = Px
0.5 Ma
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
Accumulated annual rainfall of neigbouring stns in 10^3 cm
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Example
Example 3.4: (Textbook Page 51 – 54)
Check consistency of the data given in table 3.1 below
and adjust it if it is found to be inconsistent.
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Table Adjusted Precipitation
Year Cumulative Annual precipitation Cumulative precipitation of 20 Corrected Precipitation Remarks
at x(mm) surrounding stations (mm)
No Correction
1964 2188 2650 228
1963 2404 2940 216
1962 2628 3222 224
1961 2831 3468 203
1960 3115 3732 284
1959 3410 4064 295
1958 3616 4295 206
1957 3885 4529 269
1956 4126 4760 241
1955 4410 5072 284
1954 4633 5432 223
1953 4806 5666 173
1952 5088 5999 282
1951 5306 6235 218
1950 5552 6486 246
1949 5836 6770 198.8
Precipitation of station of
1948 6329 7131 345.1
1947 6649 7413 224
1946 6923 7665 191.8
1945 7245 7939 225.4
"X" x 0.7
1944 7682 8241 305.9
1943 8071 8591 272.3
1942 8376 8819 213.5
1941 8696 9131 224
1940 9024 9415 229.6
1939 9332 9730 215.6
1938 9634 10010 211.4
1937 10048 10353 289.8
Solution:
A double mass curve is plotted by taking cumulative of average
precipitation of surrounding stations along x-axis and
accumulative precipitation of station ‘X’ along
y-axis for which consistency of data is being investigated. The
double mass curve is shown in Figure below:
12000
10000
8000 Sa/S0=0.7
1949
6000
S0=1.176
4000
2000 Sa=0.854
0
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000
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Table Precipitation Data
Year Annual Mean of annual Year Annual Mean of annual
precipitation at x precipitation of 20 precipitation at x precipitation of
(mm) surrounding stations (mm) 20 surrounding
(mm) stations (mm)
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Areal Precipitation Data Analysis
Estimation of Average Precipitation Over a
Basin
Raingauges rainfall represent only point sampling
of the areal distribution of a storm
The important rainfall for hydrological analysis is a
rainfall over an area, such as over the catchment
To convert the point rainfall values at various
stations to in to average value over a catchment, the
following methods are used:
Arithmetic Mean Method
Thiessen Polygon Method
Isohyetal method
N
P + P2 + ..... + Pi + .....Pn 1
P = 1
N
=
N
P
i =1
i
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Example
Example 3.5:
Six rain gauges were installed in a relatively flat
area and storm precipitation from these gauges
was recorded as 3.7, 4.9, 6.8, 11.4, 7.6 and 12.7 cm
respectively from gauges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Find
average precipitation over the catchment.
Solution:
P (average) = (3.7 + 4.9 + 6.8 + 11.4 + 7.6 + 12.7)/6
= 7.85 cm.
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Thiessen polygons ……….
A7
A6
P2
A2
A1
A8 A5
P1
P8 P5
A3 A4
P3
P4
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Thiessen polygons ……….
P1 A1 + P2 A2 + ..... + Pm Am
P =
( A1 + A2 + ..... + Am )
Generally for M station
M
PA i i M
Ai
P = i =1
Atotal
=
i =1
Pi
A
Ai
The ratio is called the weightage factor of station i
A
Example
EXAMPLES 3.5 – 3.7
(Textbook Pages 57 – 60)
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Isohyetal Method
• An isohyet is a line joining points of equal rainfall
magnitude. 10
8
D
6 C a5
12
9.2 12
12
a4
7.0 a3
4 B
7.2
A
a2 E 10
9.1
4.0 a1
F
8
6
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Isohyetal Method
P +P P +P P +P
a1 1 2 + a2 2 3 +...+ an−1 n−1 n
P=
2 2 2
A
NOTE
The isohyet method is superior to the other two methods
especially when the stations are large in number.
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Isohyetal Method
P +P P +P P +P
a1 1 2 + a2 2 3 + ..... + an −1 n −1 n
P=
2 2 2
A
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Example
EXAMPLES 3.9 – 3.11
(Textbook Pages 61 – 66)
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Average/Mean/Normal Annual Rainfall
It is simply, the average of total rainfall of
several consecutive years.
Greater the number of years considered, more
correct will be the mean value so obtained.
After studying rainfall records of a large number
of different places extending over many years, it
has been found that 35 years rainfall records are
required for a reliable estimate of mean annual
rainfall of any place.
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