Derivation of Huff Curves for the Four Stations in Great Karun River in Khuzestan Province S

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Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166614766, Iran

Abstract

The first step in scientific water resources management is good understanding of the temporal precipitation pattern. One of the main tools in understanding the rainfall pattern is plotting the Huff curves. This is true especially in arid and semi-arid regions encountered with water shortages. These help decision makers in understanding temporal characteristics of rainfall, which in turn can help efficient management of water resources. Temporal distribution of rainfalls interested by many investigators in the field of hydrology such as Yen and chow (1980), Loukas and Quick (1994), Todisco (2014), Huff (1967 & 1990) and many others. Furthermore, illustration of Huff curves for different rain gauge stations performed by many researchers such as Azli and Rao (2010), Awadallah and Younan (2012), Yazdi et al. (2016), Shokri-koochak et el. (2011), and many others. In a recently published work by Ewea et al. (2016) the Huff curves were plotted for the city of Makkah Al-Mukkaramah in Saudi Arabia. Based on our best knowledge, there is no comprehensive scientific work carried out on illustration of Huff curves in Great Karun River basin, located in south west of Iran. Therefore, the main objective of this study is illustration of Huff curves and analysis of storm pattern during the rainfall occurrence in the four selected stations, including the Dez dam, Abdul-Khan, Gotvand and Ahwaz. These selected stations are located in Karun River basin, Khuzestan province, Iran.

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Ahmadzadeh F, “Mathematical time distribution modelling of tabriz storm and time interval and quantity analysis of storm using time series”, MSC Dissertation, Department of Irrigation, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, I.R. IRAN. 2005, (In Persian).

Awadallah AG, Younan NS, “Conservative design rainfall distribution for application in arid regions with sparse data”, Journal of Arid Environments, 2012, 79, 66-75.

        https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.11.032

Azli M, Rao R, “Development of huff curves for peninsular malaysia”, Journal of Hydrology, 2010, 388, 77-84.

        https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.04.030

Baek SS, Choi DH, Jung JW, Lee HJ, Yoon KS, Cho KH, “Optimizing low impact development (lid) for stormwater runoff treatment in urban area, korea: experimental and modeling approach”, Water Research, 2015, 86, 122-131.

 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.08.038

Baniasadi M, “Determination the type of temporal rainfall distribution in Kerman proves”, Irrigation Engineering and Water, 2011, 5, 62-74 (In Persian).

Bezak N, Šraj M, Mikoš M, “Copula-based IDF curves and empirical rainfall thresholds for flash floods and rainfall-induced landslides”, Journal of Hydrology, 2016, 541, 272-284.

 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.02.058

Bidel R, Telvari A, Goodarzi M, “A study on rainfall temporal patterns in Kermanshah province”, Journal of Watershed Engineering and Management”, 2009, 1 (3), 189-201 (In Persian).

Bozorgzadeh M, “Temporal distribution of rainfall used for design flood”, Water and Development, 1995, 3 (1), 35-49 (In Persian).

Bustami RA, Rosli NA, Adam JH, Li KP, “Development of temporal rainfall pattern for southern region of Sarawak”, Journal of Civil Engineering, Science and Technology, 2012, 3 (Special Issue), 17-23. https://doi.org/10.33736/jcest.98.2012

Chuckwuma GO, Schwab GO, “Procedure for developing design hyetographs for small watersheds”, Transactions of the ASAE. 1983, 26 (5), 1386-1389. https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.34137

Davudirad AA, Telvari A, Erfanian M, “Determination of rainfall temporal pattern in Daryache-e-Namak basin”, Pajouhesh and Sazandegi, 2007, 74:193-199 (In Persian).

Dolšak D, Bezak N, Šraj M, “Temporal characteristics of rainfall events under three climate types in Slovenia”, Journal of Hydrology, 2016, 541, 1395-1405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.08.047

Eskandari A, “Determination the type of temporal rainfall distribution using the  and its application in on of Iran cities MSC dissertation”, Department of, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sharif, I.R. IRAN (In Persian).

Ewea HA, Elfeki AMM, Bahrawi JA, “Sensitivity analysis of runoff hydrographs due to temporal rainfall patterns in Makkah Al-Mukkramah region, Saudi Arabia”, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2016, 9, 424. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-016-2443-5

Ghassabi Z, Kamali GA, Meshkati AH, Hajam S, Javaheri N, “Time distribution of heavy rainfall events in south west of IRAN”, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar Terrestrial Physics, 2016, 145, 53-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2016.03.006

Golcar F, “To study frequency distribution of storm and determination of temporal pattern of rainfall in some parts of Iran (Bam, Tehran, Shiraz, and Gorgan)”, Water Management Conference (Isfahan), 2007, 1478-1486.

Golian S, Saghafian B, Maknoon R, “Derivation of probabilistic thresholds of spatially distributed rainfall for flood forecasting”, Water Resources Management, 2010, 24 (13), 3547-3559.

        https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-010-9619-7

Hatami-Yazd H, Taghvaee-Abrishami AA, Ghahraman B, “Rainfall temporal pattern for khorasan province”, Iran-Water Resources Research, 2005, 1 (3), 61-71 (In Persian).

Hershfield DM, “Extreme rainfall relationship”, Journal of the Hydraulics Division, ASCE, 1962, 88 (HY6), 73-92. https://doi.org/10.1061/JYCEAJ.0000818

Huff FA, “Time distribution of rainfall in heavy storms”, Water Resources Research, 1967, 3 (4), 1007-1019.

Huff FA, “Time distribution of heavy rainstorms in Illinois”, Illinois State Water Survey, Champaign, Circular, 1990, 173 pages.

        https://doi.org/10.1029/WR003i004p01007

Jiang P, Yu Z, Gautam MR, Yuan F, Acharya K, “Changes of storm properties in the United States: observations and multimodel ensemble projections”, Global and Planetary Change, 2016, 142, 41-52.

        https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2016.05.001

Kang MS, Koo JH, Chun JA, Her YG, Park SW, Yoo K, “Design of drainage culverts considering critical storm duration”, Bio systems Engineering, 2009, 104, 425-434.

        https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2009.07.004

Kao SC, Govindaraju RS, “A bivariate frequency analysis of extreme rainfall with implications for design”, Journal of Geophysical Research, 2007, 112, d13119. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007JD008522.

Kao SC, Govindaraju RS, “Trivariate statistical analysis of extreme rainfall events via the Plackett family of copulas”, Water Resources Research, 2008, 44, w02415. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007WR006261

Karimi V, Solaimani K, Habibnejad Roshan M, Shahedi K, “Comparison of some rainfall temporal pattern determination for urban flood estimation (Case Study: Babolsar)”, Irrigation Engineering and Water, 2013, 13, 102-112 (In Persian).

Keifer CJ, Chu HH, “Synthetic storm pattern for drainage design”, Journal of the Hydraulics Division, ASCE, 1957, 83 (HY4), 1-25.

         https://doi.org/10.12691/ajwr-4-1-1

Khaksafidi A, Noura N, Biroudian N, Najafi Nejad A, “Rainfall temporal distribution patterns in sistan and balouchestan province (Iran)”, Journal of Water and Soil Conservation, 17 (1), 45-61 (In Persian).

Loukas A, Quick MC, “Precipitation distribution in coastal British Columbia”, Water Resources Bulletin, 1994, 30 (4), 705-727.

        https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-1688.1994.tb03324.x

Mollaie A, Telvari A, “Determination of rainfall temporal pattern in Kohkiloyeh and Boyerahmad province by Pilgrim method”, Journal of Watershed Engineering and Management, 2009, 1 (2), 70-78 (In Persian).

Noura N, Khaksafidi A, Raziee T, “Comparison of pilgrim and huff methods for determination of temporal rainfall pattern in zabul synoptic station”, Journal of Water and Soil Conservation, 2010, 17 (3), 143-160 (In Persian).

Radmanesh F, Behniya A, Porhemmat J, Akhond_Ali AM, Sedghi H, “Rainfall temporal distribution patterns in watershed roodzard”, Scientific Journal of Agriculture, 2007, 30 (1), 101-114 (In Persian).

Raziee T, Alijani B, “Determination of short time rainfall temporal pattern in Tehran province”, Nivar, 2002, 46, 55-70 (In Persian).

Safshekan F, Pirmoradiyan N, Sharifan RA, “Simulation of rainfall runoff hydrograph considering the pattern of temporal rainfall and using the ANN in Casilian watershed”, Journal of Watershed, 2011, 19, 3-12 (In Persian).

SCS, “Urban hydrology for small watersheds”, Technical Bulletin, 55, Appendix B: B-1 and B-2, 1986.

Shokri_Koochak S, Radmanesh F, Behnia AK, Akhond_Ali AM, “Rainfall time-distribution pattern determination (Case study: Idanak Rain gage recording station)”, The First National Conference of Meteorology and Agricultural Water Management, 2011 (In Persian).

Todisco F, “The internal structure of erosive and non-erosive storm events for interpretation of erosive processes and rainfall simulation”, Journal of Hydrology, 2014, 519 (D), 3651-3663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.11.002

Vernieuwe H, Vandenberghe S, De Baets B, Verhoest N, “A continuous rainfall model based on vine copulas”, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2015, 19, 2685-2699.

Wang W, Yin S, Xie Y, Liu B, Liu Y, “Effects of four storm patterns on soil loss from five soils under natural rainfall”, Catena, 2016, 141, 56-65.

        https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.02.019

Wu SJ, Yang JC, Tung YK, “Identification and stochastic generation of representative rainfall temporal patterns in Hong Kong territory”, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2006, 20, 171-183.

        https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-005-0245-5

Yazdi J, Choi HS, Kim JH, “A methodology for optimal operation of pumping stations in urban drainage systems”, Journal of Hydro-Environment Research, 2016, 11, 101-112.

        https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jher.2015.09.001

Yen BC, Chow VT, “Design hyetographs for small drainage structures”, Journal of the Hydraulics Division, ASCE, 1980, 106 (HY6), 1055-1076. https://doi.org/10.1061/JYCEAJ.0005442

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Ahmadzadeh F, “Mathematical time distribution modelling of tabriz storm and time interval and quantity analysis of storm using time series”, MSC Dissertation, Department of Irrigation, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, I.R. IRAN. 2005, (In Persian).
Awadallah AG, Younan NS, “Conservative design rainfall distribution for application in arid regions with sparse data”, Journal of Arid Environments, 2012, 79, 66-75.
        https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.11.032
Azli M, Rao R, “Development of huff curves for peninsular malaysia”, Journal of Hydrology, 2010, 388, 77-84.
        https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.04.030
Baek SS, Choi DH, Jung JW, Lee HJ, Yoon KS, Cho KH, “Optimizing low impact development (lid) for stormwater runoff treatment in urban area, korea: experimental and modeling approach”, Water Research, 2015, 86, 122-131.
 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.08.038
Baniasadi M, “Determination the type of temporal rainfall distribution in Kerman proves”, Irrigation Engineering and Water, 2011, 5, 62-74 (In Persian).
Bezak N, Šraj M, Mikoš M, “Copula-based IDF curves and empirical rainfall thresholds for flash floods and rainfall-induced landslides”, Journal of Hydrology, 2016, 541, 272-284.
 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.02.058
Bidel R, Telvari A, Goodarzi M, “A study on rainfall temporal patterns in Kermanshah province”, Journal of Watershed Engineering and Management”, 2009, 1 (3), 189-201 (In Persian).
Bozorgzadeh M, “Temporal distribution of rainfall used for design flood”, Water and Development, 1995, 3 (1), 35-49 (In Persian).

Bustami RA, Rosli NA, Adam JH, Li KP, “Development of temporal rainfall pattern for southern region of Sarawak”, Journal of Civil Engineering, Science and Technology, 2012, 3 (Special Issue), 17-23. https://doi.org/10.33736/jcest.98.2012

Chuckwuma GO, Schwab GO, “Procedure for developing design hyetographs for small watersheds”, Transactions of the ASAE. 1983, 26 (5), 1386-1389. https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.34137
Davudirad AA, Telvari A, Erfanian M, “Determination of rainfall temporal pattern in Daryache-e-Namak basin”, Pajouhesh and Sazandegi, 2007, 74:193-199 (In Persian).
Dolšak D, Bezak N, Šraj M, “Temporal characteristics of rainfall events under three climate types in Slovenia”, Journal of Hydrology, 2016, 541, 1395-1405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.08.047
Eskandari A, “Determination the type of temporal rainfall distribution using the  and its application in on of Iran cities MSC dissertation”, Department of, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sharif, I.R. IRAN (In Persian).
Ewea HA, Elfeki AMM, Bahrawi JA, “Sensitivity analysis of runoff hydrographs due to temporal rainfall patterns in Makkah Al-Mukkramah region, Saudi Arabia”, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2016, 9, 424. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-016-2443-5
Ghassabi Z, Kamali GA, Meshkati AH, Hajam S, Javaheri N, “Time distribution of heavy rainfall events in south west of IRAN”, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar Terrestrial Physics, 2016, 145, 53-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2016.03.006
Golcar F, “To study frequency distribution of storm and determination of temporal pattern of rainfall in some parts of Iran (Bam, Tehran, Shiraz, and Gorgan)”, Water Management Conference (Isfahan), 2007, 1478-1486.
Golian S, Saghafian B, Maknoon R, “Derivation of probabilistic thresholds of spatially distributed rainfall for flood forecasting”, Water Resources Management, 2010, 24 (13), 3547-3559.
        https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-010-9619-7
Hatami-Yazd H, Taghvaee-Abrishami AA, Ghahraman B, “Rainfall temporal pattern for khorasan province”, Iran-Water Resources Research, 2005, 1 (3), 61-71 (In Persian).
Hershfield DM, “Extreme rainfall relationship”, Journal of the Hydraulics Division, ASCE, 1962, 88 (HY6), 73-92. https://doi.org/10.1061/JYCEAJ.0000818
Huff FA, “Time distribution of rainfall in heavy storms”, Water Resources Research, 1967, 3 (4), 1007-1019.
Huff FA, “Time distribution of heavy rainstorms in Illinois”, Illinois State Water Survey, Champaign, Circular, 1990, 173 pages.
        https://doi.org/10.1029/WR003i004p01007
Jiang P, Yu Z, Gautam MR, Yuan F, Acharya K, “Changes of storm properties in the United States: observations and multimodel ensemble projections”, Global and Planetary Change, 2016, 142, 41-52.
        https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2016.05.001
Kang MS, Koo JH, Chun JA, Her YG, Park SW, Yoo K, “Design of drainage culverts considering critical storm duration”, Bio systems Engineering, 2009, 104, 425-434.
        https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2009.07.004
Kao SC, Govindaraju RS, “A bivariate frequency analysis of extreme rainfall with implications for design”, Journal of Geophysical Research, 2007, 112, d13119. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007JD008522.
Kao SC, Govindaraju RS, “Trivariate statistical analysis of extreme rainfall events via the Plackett family of copulas”, Water Resources Research, 2008, 44, w02415. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007WR006261
Karimi V, Solaimani K, Habibnejad Roshan M, Shahedi K, “Comparison of some rainfall temporal pattern determination for urban flood estimation (Case Study: Babolsar)”, Irrigation Engineering and Water, 2013, 13, 102-112 (In Persian).
Keifer CJ, Chu HH, “Synthetic storm pattern for drainage design”, Journal of the Hydraulics Division, ASCE, 1957, 83 (HY4), 1-25.
         https://doi.org/10.12691/ajwr-4-1-1
Khaksafidi A, Noura N, Biroudian N, Najafi Nejad A, “Rainfall temporal distribution patterns in sistan and balouchestan province (Iran)”, Journal of Water and Soil Conservation, 17 (1), 45-61 (In Persian).
Loukas A, Quick MC, “Precipitation distribution in coastal British Columbia”, Water Resources Bulletin, 1994, 30 (4), 705-727.
        https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-1688.1994.tb03324.x
Mollaie A, Telvari A, “Determination of rainfall temporal pattern in Kohkiloyeh and Boyerahmad province by Pilgrim method”, Journal of Watershed Engineering and Management, 2009, 1 (2), 70-78 (In Persian).
Noura N, Khaksafidi A, Raziee T, “Comparison of pilgrim and huff methods for determination of temporal rainfall pattern in zabul synoptic station”, Journal of Water and Soil Conservation, 2010, 17 (3), 143-160 (In Persian).
Radmanesh F, Behniya A, Porhemmat J, Akhond_Ali AM, Sedghi H, “Rainfall temporal distribution patterns in watershed roodzard”, Scientific Journal of Agriculture, 2007, 30 (1), 101-114 (In Persian).
Raziee T, Alijani B, “Determination of short time rainfall temporal pattern in Tehran province”, Nivar, 2002, 46, 55-70 (In Persian).
Safshekan F, Pirmoradiyan N, Sharifan RA, “Simulation of rainfall runoff hydrograph considering the pattern of temporal rainfall and using the ANN in Casilian watershed”, Journal of Watershed, 2011, 19, 3-12 (In Persian).
SCS, “Urban hydrology for small watersheds”, Technical Bulletin, 55, Appendix B: B-1 and B-2, 1986.
Shokri_Koochak S, Radmanesh F, Behnia AK, Akhond_Ali AM, “Rainfall time-distribution pattern determination (Case study: Idanak Rain gage recording station)”, The First National Conference of Meteorology and Agricultural Water Management, 2011 (In Persian).
Todisco F, “The internal structure of erosive and non-erosive storm events for interpretation of erosive processes and rainfall simulation”, Journal of Hydrology, 2014, 519 (D), 3651-3663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.11.002
Vernieuwe H, Vandenberghe S, De Baets B, Verhoest N, “A continuous rainfall model based on vine copulas”, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2015, 19, 2685-2699.
Wang W, Yin S, Xie Y, Liu B, Liu Y, “Effects of four storm patterns on soil loss from five soils under natural rainfall”, Catena, 2016, 141, 56-65.
        https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.02.019
Wu SJ, Yang JC, Tung YK, “Identification and stochastic generation of representative rainfall temporal patterns in Hong Kong territory”, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2006, 20, 171-183.
        https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-005-0245-5
Yazdi J, Choi HS, Kim JH, “A methodology for optimal operation of pumping stations in urban drainage systems”, Journal of Hydro-Environment Research, 2016, 11, 101-112.
        https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jher.2015.09.001
Yen BC, Chow VT, “Design hyetographs for small drainage structures”, Journal of the Hydraulics Division, ASCE, 1980, 106 (HY6), 1055-1076. https://doi.org/10.1061/JYCEAJ.0005442
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