Comparison of Regionalisation Techniques for Peak Streamflow Estimation in Small Catchments in the Pilbara, Australia

Autor: Alissa Flatley, Ian Rutherfurd
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Hydrology, Vol 9, Iss 10, p 165 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2306-5338
DOI: 10.3390/hydrology9100165
Popis: Arid and semi-arid regions typically lack high-resolution river gauging data causing difficulties in understanding rainfall-runoff patterns. A common predictive method for discharge estimation within ungauged catchments is regional flood frequency estimation (RFFE), deriving peak discharge estimates from similar, gauged catchments and applying them to the catchment of interest. The majority of RFFE equations are developed for larger catchments where flow events may be larger and of greater interest. We test a series of RFFE methods derived for the Pilbara region, applying them to new ungauged small catchments under 10 km2. Rainfall values are derived from a guideline Australian design rainfall database, Australian Rainfall and Runoff 2019 (ARR2019) which was recently updated with an additional 30 years of rainfall data. RFFE equations are compared to a direct rainfall model to evaluate their performance within small catchments, identifying key limitations and considerations when modelling small headwater catchments.
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