A scaling model of storm hyetograph

Koutsoyiannis, D; Foufoula-Georgiou, E

dc.contributor.author	Koutsoyiannis, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Foufoula-Georgiou, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:14:58Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:14:58Z
dc.date.issued	1993	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/30212
dc.title	A scaling model of storm hyetograph	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1029/93WR00395	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/93WR00395	en
heal.publicationDate	1993	en
heal.abstract	Empirical evidence suggests that statistical properties of storm rainfall at a location and within a homogeneous season have a well-structured dependence on storm duration. To explain this dependence, a simple scaling model for rainfall intensity within a storm was hypothesized. It was shown both analytically and empirically that such a model can explain reasonably well the observed statistical structure in the interior of storms providing thus an efficient parameterization of storms of varying durations and total depths. This simple scaling model is also consistent with, and provides a theoretical basis for, the concept of mass curves (normalized cumulative storm depth vs. normalized cumulative time since the beginning of a storm) which are extensively used in hydrologic design. In contrast, popular stationary models of rainfall intensity are shown unable to capture the duration dependent statistical structure of storm depths and are also inconsistent with the concept of mass curves.	en
heal.journalName	Water Resources Research	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1029/93WR00395	en