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Rain Gage

Rain Gage

This table contains information regarding properties of the rain gages defined in the project and the associated rainfall data. This information include the name, description, and location of the rain gages, format, time interval, and unit of the rainfall data, snow catch factor, type of the rainfall data (i.e., file or time series), and start date of the rainfall data.  Refer to the section on Rain Gage editor for more information on these input data.

 

 


Field

Description

RAIN GAGE ID

Name assigned to the rain gage

Description

Description of the rain gage.

TAG

Tag, such as data category or class, assigned to the rain gage.

X-Coordinate

X-coordinate of the  rain gage.

Y-Coordinate

Y-coordinate of the rain gage.

Rainfall Data Format

Format of the recorded rainfall, either INTENSITY, VOLUME or CUMULATIVE.

Rainfall Interval

Time interval between gage readings.

Snow Catch Correction Factor

Snow catch deficiency correction factor

Rainfall Data Type

Type of the rainfall data source, either FILE or TIME SERIES.

Rainfall Data File Path

Name of the rainfall data file. Required only if FILE is selected for DATA_TYPE.

Rainfall Station Number

Name of recording station used in the rain file. Required only if FILE is selected for DATA_TYPE.

Rainfall Data Unit

Rain depth units used in the rain file. Required only if FILE is selected for DATA_TYPE.

Rainfall Time Series ID

Name of the time series. Required only if TIME SERIES is selected for DATA_TYPE.