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Missing precipitation

The Inverse Distance method (Extra question)

1. Determine the missing daily precipitation for Table 1 (Pc =8.191 cm)

Table 1

Average Annual Daily Precipitation


Station Coordinates
Precipitation (cm) (cm)

A (26,-17) 115 7.5

B (10,-7) 102 8.8

C (0,0) 88 ?

D (5,-25) 105 6.0

2. Determine the missing daily precipitation for Table 2 (PE=7.031 cm)

Table 2

Average Annual Daily Precipitation


Station Coordinates
Precipitation (cm) (cm)

A (18,26) 200 12

B (11,-8) 150 7

C (10,-16) 112 8

D (20,-16) 110 4

E (0,0) 123 ?

3. Determine the missing daily precipitation for Table 3 (PA=6.995 cm)

Table 2

Average Annual Daily Precipitation


Station Coordinates
Precipitation (cm) (cm)

A (0,0) 150 ?

B (11,-8) 120 7.5

C (7,-7) 110 7

D (-20,16) 118 6

E (13, 25) 210 6


Averaging precipitation

4. Estimate the total volume of rainfall over a catchment area based on the following observations
carried out in the field.

Station A B C D E
P (mm) 265 198 145 114 81
Polygon Area 518 770 906 1500 748
(ha)

5. The isohyets of a particular catchment area together with the area between two isohyets are
given in the table below. Compute the mean areal precipitation using a isohyet method.

Isohyets 127-139.7 139.7-152.4 152.4-165.1 165.1-177.8 177.8- 190.54-


(cm) 190.54 203.2
Area (km2) 181 388 337 311 104 26

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