Question 4 A catchment is idealized as a 30km x 30km square. It has four rain gauges as shown in the Figure Q4. During a month, the precipitation at these gauges is measured as A=(300+X) mm, B=(285+X) mm, C=(272+X) mm and D=(290+X) mm. Compute the average precipitation (in mm, up to one decimal place) over the catchment during this month by using the Thiessen polygon method. A X=3 Figure Q4- Watershed boundary and rainfall gauges
Question 4 A catchment is idealized as a 30km x 30km square. It has four rain gauges as shown in the Figure Q4. During a month, the precipitation at these gauges is measured as A=(300+X) mm, B=(285+X) mm, C=(272+X) mm and D=(290+X) mm. Compute the average precipitation (in mm, up to one decimal place) over the catchment during this month by using the Thiessen polygon method. A X=3 Figure Q4- Watershed boundary and rainfall gauges
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A catchment is idealized as a 30km x 30km square. It has four rain gauges as shown in the
Figure Q4. During a month, the precipitation at these gauges is measured as A=(300+X)
mm, B=(285+X) mm, C=(272+X) mm and D=(290+X) mm. Compute the average precipitation
(in mm, up to one decimal place) over the catchment during this month by using the Thiessen
polygon method.
A
X=3
Figure Q4- Watershed boundary and rainfall gauges](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ffe431ef0-6ddd-49f6-a056-f1def975945d%2Fe24fdd51-fddd-4618-b58d-5c0f45926813%2Fj9jciaj_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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A catchment is idealized as a 30km x 30km square. It has four rain gauges as shown in the
Figure Q4. During a month, the precipitation at these gauges is measured as A=(300+X)
mm, B=(285+X) mm, C=(272+X) mm and D=(290+X) mm. Compute the average precipitation
(in mm, up to one decimal place) over the catchment during this month by using the Thiessen
polygon method.
A
X=3
Figure Q4- Watershed boundary and rainfall gauges
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