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Construction of ombrian curves using the Hydrognomon software system

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 Facets of Uncertainty 5th Leonardo EGU Conference Kos Island, Greece, 17 – 19 October 2013

Construction of ombrian curves using Hydrognomon software system

T.Tsitseli, D. Koutsoyiannis, A. Koukouvinos, N. Mamassis
Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering National Technical University of Athens

1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Case study area

Hydrognomon is an application for the analysis of hydrological Andravida is a town and a former
data and includes several applications for time series processing, municipality in Elis, West Greece. Since 2011
local government reform it is part of the
such as time step aggregation and regularization, interpolation, municipality Andravida -Kyllini, of which it is
regression analysis and infilling of missing values, consistency a municipal unit. Its population is about 4,300
people. Andravida is located in the plains of
tests, data filtering, graphical and tabular visualization of time northwestern Elis, 7 km far from the Ionian Sea
series, etc. Both its source code and the executable program are coast. It is 3 km south of Lechaina, 6 km north
of Gastouni, 30 km northwest of Pyrgos and 55
freely available. The new version of Hydrognomon includes a km southwest of Patras.
module for the construction of ombrian (intensity-duration- Hydrognomon is provided under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 License
frequency) curves. It is based on a mathematical framework that and is part of the openmeteo.org framework, where source code can be
expresses ombrian curves with unified relationships giving rain obtained from www.hydrognomon.org.
The case study area is located in Andravida.
intensity in terms of duration and return period, either for a Hydrognomon has been developed mainly to serve the research activities
A rain gauge is used as an instrument to
single gauging station or for a station group over a specified of the ITIA research group, which is responsible for the design and measure precipitation at the specific area. The
area. In the latter case, it supports either single parameters set or maintenance of the open source software. data were extracted by the Hellenic
Hydrognomon is also one of the software supporting the "Hydroscope" - Meteorological Service and are composed from
spatially varying parameters. The framework is completed with National Databank for Hydrological and Meteorological Information. 17 years data records.
raw rainfall data processing, data management and storage, To this end, we extracted the maximum
precipitation height in different time scales,
graphical user interface, and output data graphs and export specifically 5min, 10 min, 15 min, 30min, 1hr,
facilities. 2hr, 6hr, 12hr, 24hr and 48hr.

4. Data Set 5. Construction of ombrian curves 6. Multiple Curves

The user can input data to The user must first determine the time series
Hydrognomon, in order to create variable: height in mm (Height) or rainfall
annual maximum time series of intensity in mm / h (Intensity). The type of
different time scales. Hydrognomon the variable must be determined before the
definition of the time series. Then, the
gives the advantage to
precipitation height time series turn to
simultaneously introduce and intensity time series.
process several data time series. An additional feature that can be set is
temporal resolution (Time resolution). If it is
unknown, the button “Time resolution
unknown “ remains active.

After the input of the data set, we

are ready to start the construction of
the ombrian curves from the By the use of the “Add” button, time series are transferred to the list of time series
“Hydrology” menu and the option to be used in the analysis (IDF Time series), while using the “Remove” button the
“Ombros- IDF curves”. user deletes time series from the right list, for each of which it is possible to
determine the relations for η, θ (Use for Eta,
Theta) and to estimate the statistical distribution parameters (Use for In the first tab shown in the figure above, the user can form multiple graphs of
Distrib. fit) , apart from the duration and temporal resolution. predefined return periods (2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 10000 and 100000 years).
As it is shown, the ombrian curves do not intersect.

7. Single curve 8. Data 9. Distribution Plot

In the second tab, the user
specifies a particular period
The third tab displays 5 min. 10 min. 15 min. 30 min. 1 hrs. 2 hrs. 6 hrs. 12 hrs. 24 hrs. 48 hrs.

the general equation of

Return period (T) in y ears - scale: GEV (Max) distribution
1,01

1,05
1,11

1,25

1,43

1,67

3,33

reset (e.g. 5 years) and

100

200
2,5

10

20

50
2

3.300
chooses the button ombrian curves (IDF In the fourth tab, 3.200
3.100
“Calculate”. 3.000

The curve is plotted as well curves equation), the the user controls 2.900
2.800
2.700
as the equation name of the the adjustment of 2.600
2.500
corresponding to this
distribution function, the theoretical 2.400
2.300
return period. Then the 2.200

user can construct the parameters of statistical 2.100

2.000
1.900
confidence intervals for the
distribution function distribution in the 1.800
i (mm/h)

1.700
ombrian curve using
sample. From the 1.600

Monte-Carlo method. (Statistical distribution 1.500

1.400

list “Displayed 1.300

parameters), the 1.200

1.100
durations” 1.000

parameters η and θ the selection of

900
800
700

(Eta, Theta) and the duration will be

600
500
400

statistical properties of displayed in the

300
200
100

the consolidated chart. 0

The table below the graph of ombrian curves contains the points of the curve and the sample.
corresponding confidence intervals. It is possible to copy the table
in the clipboard and then paste to different software such as Microsoft Excel.

10. Type of statistical distribution
The type of the statistical
distribution applied to
analysis is determined
through the menu
Distribution. The default
option is the GEV-peak
with a fixed parameter
value k
and method of L-
moments “GEV-Max
(kappa
specified, L-Moments)”.
By selecting "Specify
GEV kappa (shape)", the
user can modify the
default value k = 0.15.
11. Time resolution effect - Additional functions
At the specific example, it was not
necessary to use the “Specify GEV
kappa”, so the distribution that was
selected was GEV, which was the
same distribution that correspond to
the confident intervals that were
selected.
12. Conclusions
The user may include in The main conclusions of our study are:
the analysis the effect of • Hydrognomon is an open software which has automated the
time definition. The construction of ombrian curves.
selection is made via the
• Time series extracted from Andravida station, for 17 years time
menu
Options → Consider time period and for several time scales indicated that the same process
could be followed for several time stations in Greece in order to
resolution effect.
construct a map of ombrian curves at a specific area.
Additional functions are • Hydrognomon offers the option of simulating several statistical
controlled through the distributions and facilitates the user to choose the one that applys
following menu options:
• Edit → Copy ... : Copying tables and best to the data set.
• File → Print ... : Printing
graphs to clipboard • The program through the options print/copy helps the user to export
capabilities of graphs
initially (clipboard) and then in software, the results of the analysis for further process to other softwares (e.g.
• File → Single IDF curve
e.g. Microsoft Excel type or Microsoft Excel).
evaluation: assessment IDF
editors (Word processors). • The ombrian curves must not intersect because in this case we would
curves
• Options → Papers (distribution plot): the
specific return period with have for the same intensity (i-mm/hr) and for the same duration (d-
distribution map for design
the classical methodology hr) different return periods, which is irrational.
of distribution functions exactly the same
(minimum
with the unit "Pythia".
blocks)

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