A small watershed has four rainfall gages located in the figure below. Total rainfall recorded at each gage during a storm event is listed in the table. Compute the mean areal rainfall for this storm using (a) arithmetic averaging and (b) the Thiessen method.
A small watershed has four rainfall gages located in the figure below. Total rainfall recorded at each gage during a storm event is listed in the table. Compute the mean areal rainfall for this storm using (a) arithmetic averaging and (b) the Thiessen method.
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A small watershed has four rainfall gages located in the figure below. Total rainfall
recorded at each gage during a storm event is listed in the table. Compute the mean areal rainfall
for this storm using (a) arithmetic averaging and (b) the Thiessen method.
![A
В
1 mile
Rainfall
Gage
[in]
A
2.43
В
3.54
C
2.91
2.14
E
3.97](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fea08a2bd-5493-4460-b9ff-9664fadf62af%2F2d960b2d-890c-4462-8d50-892a02ce48b1%2Fatxc10m_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A
В
1 mile
Rainfall
Gage
[in]
A
2.43
В
3.54
C
2.91
2.14
E
3.97
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INTRODUCTION:
the average rainfall depth is calulated by three method to analyse it.
1. Arithematic method
2. Thiessan polygon method
3. Isohyetal method
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