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. |