Spatial modeling of Dengue prevalence and kriging prediction of Dengue outbreak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) using presence only data

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment - During the span of August–October, 2017 a major outbreak of Dengue fever happened in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Cases...     

土-混凝土接触面特性环剪单剪试验比较研究

对可用于接触面应力变形及强度特性试验的直剪仪、单剪仪及环剪仪的优缺点进行了比较分析。对某土料与混凝土接触面的应力-变形及强度特性进行了单剪试验研究,试验包括土-混凝土接触面及土-泥皮-混凝土接触面两种。同时,将已有的环剪试验成果与单剪试验结果进行了比较分析。研究了环剪试验与单剪试验成果的差异。结果表明,单剪试验测得的抗剪强度比环剪试验测得的低30%～40％,环剪试验用于接触面强度特性研究较合适,而单剪试验用于较低应力水平下的应力-变形试验更好,泥皮的存在使得接触面强度降低30%左右。     

Rainfall–runoff simulation using a normalized antecedent precipitation index

Abstract

The normalized antecedent precipitation index (NAPI) model by Heggen for the prediction of runoff yield is analytically derived from the water balance equation. Heggen's model has been simplified further to a rational form and its performance verified with the Soil Conservation Service Curve Number (SCS-CN) model. The simplified model has three coefficients specific to a watershed, and requires two inputs: rainfall and the derived parameter, NAPI. The characteristic behaviour of the NAPI has resonance with the curve number (CN) of the SCS model. The proposed NAPI model was applied to three watersheds in the semi-arid region of India to simulate runoff yield. The model showed improved correlation between the observed and predicted runoff data compared to the SCS-CN model. The F test and paired t test also confirmed the reliability of the model with significance levels of 0.01 and 0.001%, respectively. The proposed model could be used successfully for rainfall–runoff modelling in a watershed.

Citation Ali, S., Ghosh, N. C. & Singh, R. (2010) Rainfall–runoff simulation using a normalized antecedent precipitation index. Hydrol. Sci. J. 55(2), 266–274.