A New Look at Storm Separation Technique in Estimation of Probable Maximum Precipitation in Mountainous Areas
Open Access
- 20 April 2020
- Vol. 12 (4), 1177
- https://doi.org/10.3390/w12041177
Abstract
Storm separation is a key step when carrying out storm transposition analysis for Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) estimation in mountainous areas. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recommended the step-duration-orographic-intensification-factor (SDOIF) method since 2009 as an effective storm separation technique to identify the amounts of precipitation caused by topography from those caused by atmospheric dynamics. The orographic intensification factors (OIFs) are usually developed based on annual maximum rainfall series under such assumption that the mechanism of annual maximum rainfalls is close to that of the PMP-level rainfall. In this paper, an alternative storm separation technique using rainfall quantiles, instead of annual maximum rainfalls, with rare return periods estimated via Regional L-moments Analysis (RLMA) to calculate the OIFs is proposed. Based on Taiwan’s historical 4- and 24-h precipitation data, comparisons of the OIFs obtained from annual maximum rainfalls with that from extreme rainfall quantiles at different return periods, as well as the PMP estimates of Hong Kong from transposing the different corresponding separated nonorographic rainfalls, were conducted. The results show that the OIFs obtained from rainfall quantiles with certain rare probabilities are more stable and reasonable in terms of stability and spatial distribution pattern.Keywords
Funding Information
- China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (SHZH-IWHR-72)
- Jiangsu Water Resources Science-Technology Research, China (2018020, CE 13/2011 (GE), GCST 2/D9/RA 63)
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