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Application of NOAA 14 (and proper rainfall distribution type) in Pondpack v8i

Does anybody know how to incorporate NOAA 14 (and its proper rainfall distribution type) in Pondpack v8i? Thanks

  • Hi nms,

    As you're probably aware, you can obtain cumulative rainfall depth data for a range of events from the NOAA Atlas 14 website (hdsc.nws.noaa.gov/.../pfds). When you look at the data for a specific location, there's also a "Supplemental Information" tab where you can get the dimensionless rainfall distribution data in electronic format.

    Once you have the dimensionless rainfall distribution, you need to add it to the "Dimensionless Rainfall Curves" Engineering Library (Components>Engineering Libraries; right-click Dimensionless Rainfall Curves and create new library). After you create the library, right-click on it and "Add Item." Highlight the new item, and on the right side, click "Dimensionless Depth Collections" and click the Browse button. Follow the prompts to add the dimensionless rainfall distribution. (Note that you can paste data into the table, say from Excel, using CTRL+V). Once added, this dimensionless distribution will be available in the Engineering Library for use with other projects.)

    Once the dimensionless distribution data has been added, you're ready to build the specific storm events. Go to Componenets>Storm Events to open the manager. Add a new item under "Time-Depth." With this new item selected, on the right side of the window, choose the New button and Add Return Event from Dimensionless Curve. Select the Dimensionless curve that you created, and enter additional data (e.g., rainfall depth) as prompted.

    Note that you can also save your Storm Event to an Engineering Library, in case you need it for another project.

    Answer Verified By: Scott Kampa 

  • I have incorporated Kristen's feedback in the below wiki article:

    communities.bentley.com/.../28257.how-to-incorporate-noaa-atlas-14-rainfall-distributions


    Regards,

    Jesse Dringoli
    Technical Support Manager, OpenFlows
    Bentley Communities Site Administrator
    Bentley Systems, Inc.

  • Hello,

    Would you please explain how to get the proper .xml file from the Supplementary information tab on the NOAA Atlas 14 website? I can't find the correct link to use to get the dimensionless rainfall distribution data from the site.

    Thank you!
  • Hello Paige,

    Click the "submit" button in the Temporal Distribution section of the Supplementary information tab.

    I have added steps and screenshots to the article previously mentioned.

    How to incorporate NOAA Atlas 14 rainfall distributions?


    Regards,

    Jesse Dringoli
    Technical Support Manager, OpenFlows
    Bentley Communities Site Administrator
    Bentley Systems, Inc.

  • I've tried this but when I download the *.csv from the NOAA page, the format is entirely different.  Am I missing something?