Preparing stream flow drought severity–duration–frequency curves using threshold level method

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Homa Razmkhah
Keyword(s):  
Stream Flow ◽  
Threshold Level ◽  
Drought Severity ◽  
Level Method ◽  
Frequency Curves

scholarly journals Development of streamflow drought severity–duration–frequency curves using the threshold level method

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 3341-3351 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Sung ◽  
E.-S. Chung
Keyword(s):  
Water Deficit ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Threshold Level ◽  
Drought Severity ◽  
Total Water ◽  
Drought Duration ◽  
Variable Threshold ◽  
Daily Streamflow ◽  
Level Method ◽  
Yield Threshold

Abstract. This study developed a streamflow drought severity–duration–frequency (SDF) curve that is analogous to the well-known depth–duration–frequency (DDF) curve used for rainfall. Severity was defined as the total water deficit volume to target threshold for a given drought duration. Furthermore, this study compared the SDF curves of four threshold level methods: fixed, monthly, daily, and desired yield for water use. The fixed threshold level in this study is the 70th percentile value (Q70) of the flow duration curve (FDC), which is compiled using all available daily streamflows. The monthly threshold level is the monthly varying Q70 values of the monthly FDC. The daily variable threshold is Q70 of the FDC that was obtained from the antecedent 365 daily streamflows. The desired-yield threshold that was determined by the central government consists of domestic, industrial, and agricultural water uses and environmental in-stream flow. As a result, the durations and severities from the desired-yield threshold level were completely different from those for the fixed, monthly and daily levels. In other words, the desired-yield threshold can identify streamflow droughts using the total water deficit to the hydrological and socioeconomic targets, whereas the fixed, monthly, and daily streamflow thresholds derive the deficiencies or anomalies from the average of the historical streamflow. Based on individual frequency analyses, the SDF curves for four thresholds were developed to quantify the relation among the severities, durations, and frequencies. The SDF curves from the fixed, daily, and monthly thresholds have comparatively short durations because the annual maximum durations vary from 30 to 96 days, whereas those from the desired-yield threshold have much longer durations of up to 270 days. For the additional analysis, the return-period–duration curve was also derived to quantify the extent of the drought duration. These curves can be an effective tool to identify streamflow droughts using severities, durations, and frequencies.

scholarly journals Development of streamflow drought severity- and magnitude-duration-frequency curves using the threshold level method

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 14675-14704 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Sung ◽  
E.-S. Chung ◽  
K. S. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Water Deficit ◽  
Threshold Level ◽  
Drought Severity ◽  
Drought Duration ◽  
Water Resources Systems ◽  
Variable Threshold ◽  
Threshold Levels ◽  
Level Method ◽  
Intensity Duration Frequency ◽  
Curve Severity

Abstract. This study developed a comprehensive method to quantify streamflow drought severity and magnitude based on a traditional frequency analysis. Two types of curve were developed: the streamflow drought severity-duration-frequency (SDF) curve and the streamflow drought magnitude-duration-frequency (MDF) curve (e.g., a rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curve). Severity was represented as the total water deficit volume for the specific drought duration, and magnitude was defined as the daily average water deficit. The variable threshold level method was introduced to set the target instream flow requirement, which can significantly affect the streamflow drought severity and magnitude. The four threshold levels utilized were fixed, monthly, daily, and desired yield for water use. The threshold levels for the desired yield differed considerably from the other levels and represented more realistic conditions because real water demands were considered. The streamflow drought severities and magnitudes from the four threshold methods could be derived at any frequency and duration from the generated SDF and MDF curves. These SDF and MDF curves are useful in designing water resources systems for streamflow drought and water supply management.

scholarly journals Streamflow droughts in the Iberian Peninsula between 1945 and 2005: spatial and temporal patterns

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 8063-8103 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Lorenzo-Lacruz ◽  
E. Morán-Tejeda ◽  
S. M. Vicente-Serrano ◽  
J. I. López-Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Threshold Level ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Drought Severity ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Patterns ◽  
Drought Duration ◽  
Spatial Coverage ◽  
Duration Magnitude ◽  
High Level

Abstract. In this study we analyzed the spatio-temporal variability of streamflow droughts in the Iberian Peninsula from 1945 to 2005. Streamflow series (187) homogeneously distributed across the study area were used to develop a streamflow index (the Standardized Streamflow Index; SSI), which facilitated comparison among regimes and basins, regardless of streamflow magnitudes. A principal component analysis was performed to identify homogeneous hydrological regions having common features, based on the temporal evolution of streamflows. Identification of drought events was carried out using a threshold level approach. We assessed the duration and magnitude of drought episodes and the changes that occurred between two contrasting periods for each hydrological region. The results showed a trend to greater drought severity in the majority of regions. Drought duration, magnitude and spatial coverage was found to depend mainly on the climatic conditions and the water storage strategies in each basin. In some basins these strategies have altered river regimes, and in others created a high level of dependence on storage and water transfer rates.

scholarly journals A generic method for hydrological drought identification across different climate regions

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 2437-2451 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. J. van Huijgevoort ◽  
P. Hazenberg ◽  
H. A. J. van Lanen ◽  
R. Uijlenhoet
Keyword(s):  
Land Surface ◽  
Threshold Level ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Hydrological Drought ◽  
Dry Period ◽  
Drought Duration ◽  
Variable Threshold ◽  
The World ◽  
Level Method ◽  
Zero Runoff

Abstract. The identification of hydrological drought at global scale has received considerable attention during the last decade. However, climate-induced variation in runoff across the world makes such analyses rather complicated. This especially holds for the drier regions of the world (both cold and warm), where, for a considerable period of time, zero runoff can be observed. In the current paper, we present a method that enables to identify drought at global scale across climate regimes in a consistent manner. The method combines the characteristics of the classical variable threshold level method that is best applicable in regions with non-zero runoff most of the time, and the consecutive dry days (period) method that is better suited for areas where zero runoff occurs. The newly presented method allows a drought in periods with runoff to continue in the following period without runoff. The method is demonstrated by identifying droughts from discharge observations of four rivers situated within different climate regimes, as well as from simulated runoff data at global scale obtained from an ensemble of five different land surface models. The identified drought events obtained by the new approach are compared to those resulting from application of the variable threshold level method or the consecutive dry period method separately. Results show that, in general, for drier regions, the threshold level method overestimates drought duration, because zero runoff periods are included in a drought, according to the definition used within this method. The consecutive dry period method underestimates drought occurrence, since it cannot identify droughts for periods with runoff. The developed method especially shows its relevance in transitional areas, because, in wetter regions, results are identical to the classical threshold level method. By combining both methods, the new method is able to identify single drought events that occur during positive and zero runoff periods, leading to a more realistic global drought characterization, especially within drier environments.

Application of copulas for derivation of drought severity-duration-frequency curves

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 1672-1685 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Janga Reddy ◽  
Poulomi Ganguli
Keyword(s):  
Drought Severity ◽  
Frequency Curves
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