Time distribution of heavy rainfalls in Florianópolis-SC, Brazil
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1 12 th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Porto Alegre/Brazil, September 211 Time distribution of heavy rainfalls in Florianópolis-SC, Brazil A. J. Back 1,2 *, J. L. R Oliveira 2 and A. Henn 2 1 Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Av. Universitária, 15 - Bairro Universitário, C.P. 3167, CEP 8886-, Criciúma, SC, Brazil 2 Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina Estação Experimental de Urussanga, C.P. 49, CEP 888-, Urussanga, SC, Brazil *Corresponding author, ajb@unesc.net ABSTRACT A knowledge of rainfall time distribution is important for several types of hydrological studies related to surface runoff. This study aims to determine the time distribution pattern of heavy rain events in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. It employed recording rainfall charts from the meteorological station of Florianópolis (latitude 27 35' S, longitude 48 34' W, altitude 2 m), from 1976 to 23. The rainfalls were classified in four types according was defined by Huff (1967) determining the quantities precipitated in the four quartiles of duration. Rainfall is categorized on the type that has the greatest precipitation. Rainfalls of each type were analyzed separately determining the percentage accumulated to, 2,,, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and % of its total duration. A total of 269 heavy rain events were selected and classified into four types according to the duration quartile in which the greatest amount of precipitation occurred. It is found that type I rain events are more frequent, followed by type II, and these occur with less frequency during the winter, while type IV rain events are distributed throughout the year. KEYWORDS Drainage; rainfall; rainfall probabilities INTRODUCTION Rainfall characterization is significant for many types of hydrological studies, mainly for those that aim to estimate flow volume and peak discharge of surface runoff. In the definition of design storm of superficial drainage, rainfall intensity and area relationships, intensity, duration and frequency (IDF) relationships, as well as rainfall distribution during its duration, called rainfall time distribution must be considered. A common problem related to the selection of designs storms is the limited series of historical observations available to derive de IDF relationships. Genovez (23) and Mello et al. (23) also says that time distribution of design storm should be obtained from data observed in the area of study or from regional data, however, in Brazil this data is seldom available. Among the few studies published involving rain time distribution in Brazil, there are those by Molin et al. (1996), Sentelhas et al. (1998) and Cruciani et al. (22). For this reason, many authors have adopted a uniform distribution or have used relations obtained for other regions. Tucci (1993) and Zahed Filho & Marcellini (1995) presented methods to consider time distributions; among them are the method of alternate blocks, the method of the Bureau of Reclamation (1977) and methods based on time distribution curves, for example, the curves obtained by Huff (1967), Wiesner (197), Hershfield (1962) and SCS (1976). Pilgrim & Cordery (1975) discussed different types of distribution pattern estimates to be attributed to a design storm. This paper aims to Back et al. 1
2 12 nd International Conference on Urban Drainage, Porto Alegre/Brazil, -15 September 211 determine the time distribution patterns of heavy rainfall events in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. METHODS For this study, recording rainfall charts from the meteorological station of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State latitude 27 35' S, longitude 48 34' W, altitude 2 m), from 1976 to 23 were employed. The station has a Fuess syphon pluviograph that presents daily graphs. The climate of the region according to Köppen s classification is mesothermal, constantly humid, with warm summers (Cfa). The total pluviometric precipitation vary from 1,5 to 1,6 mm, and the number of rainy days varies between 1 and 15 days a year. For this study, the recording rainfall charts were digitized and stored on a time scale of minutes, and a program in Delphi language was used to handle the data files, accomplishing selection and classification of heavy rainfall events. The criterion established by Huff (1967) was adopted to characterize rainfall events that presented a minimum six-hour interval without precipitation as independent precipitation events. In order to select the heavy rainfall events to be analyzed, the approach reported by Molin et al. (1996) was adopted, in which all rainfall events with at least the minimum precipitation (Pmin) are selected and estimated by: in which: P min is the minimum precipitation (mm); D is the rainfall duration (minutes). The rainfall events were classified into four types according to the definition put forth by Huff (1967) determining the quantities precipitated during the four quartiles of duration. The rainfall is categorized by the duration that has the greatest precipitation: rainfall is classified as type I if most of the rainfall occurs in the first 25% of the total duration; as type II if most of the rainfall occurs between 25% and 5% of its duration; as type III if most of the rainfall occurs between 5% and 75% of its duration; and as type IV if most of the rainfall occurs in the last 25% of its total duration. Rainfall events of each type were analyzed separately, determining the percentage accumulated to, 2,,, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and % of its total duration. For each duration, the percentage was determined by a percentage series of total rainfall, and the probabilities were calculated by means of Weibull s formula: in which: P(X x) is the accumulated empirical probability; m is the order number of each element of the series; n is the total number of elements of the series, given by the number of rainfall events classified by the type being analyzed. In order to obtain the values of the rainfall based on the percentages defined above, linear interpolations were carried out between the precipitations and the immediately previous and subsequent probabilities. 2 Time distribution of heavy rainfalls in Florianópolis
3 12 th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Porto Alegre/Brazil, September 211 RESULT AND DISCUSSION According to the established criteria, 269 heavy rain events were selected, and Table 1 presents the precipitation frequencies for each type according to the seasons of the year. It was found that the most frequent rainfall events are of type I (39.%), followed by type II (27.1%), type III (22.3%) and type IV (11.5%), respectively. Molin et al. (1996), when analyzing the rainfall of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, also observed that the most frequent rainfall events were of type I (44.%), followed by type III (21.1%), type II (19.8%) and type IV( 15.1%). In the western United States of America, Huff (1967) found type II rainfall events to be most frequent (36%), followed by rainfall events of type I ( %), type III (19%) and type IV (15%). According to Tucci (1993), the few studies accomplished in Brazil have shown that the curves of type II are generally the most frequent. With a lack of local data, it is common practice to use of the curve of type II obtained by Huff (1967). Marcellini (1994) also commented that the rainfall events in Brazil have a behavior similar to that of the type II rainfall events reported by McCuen (1982), with a mean deviation lower than 9%, but this trend is not confirmed in this study. Rainfall events of type III and IV, which are less frequent, correspond to higher values of maximum flow. According to DNIT (25), the flow peaks are higher when the maximum precipitation occurs during the second half of the total rainfall period, since the initial rainfall, which is less intense, decreases the capacity of water infiltration into the soil, resulting in a higher discharge during the succeeding rainfall. Carvalho et al. (29) showed that precipitation events characterized as advanced, intermediate and delayed patterns were responsible for 35.1, and 58.3% of soil losses, respectively. In terms of the seasons of the year, it can be observed in Table 1 that 36.4% of heavy rain events occur during the summer, 27.5% in spring, 18.2% in winter and 27.9% during autumn. Rainfall events classified as type I, II and III occur less frequently during the winter, while rainfall events of type IV are distributed throughout all seasons of the year. This rainfall distribution is associated with the main mechanisms responsible for rain. According to Vianello & Alves (1991), phenomena related to atmospheric dynamics (weather fronts) and geographical factors (orography, continentality) determine the main climatic characteristics of the far southern part of Brazil. The precipitation regime in Santa Catarina State is characterized by its distribution throughout the year. In general, rainfall events are associated with the passage of weather fronts, and as they are constant, there is no dry season. The frontal rainfalls are characterized by their long duration and medium intensity. On the other hand, during the summer, convective rainfall events predominate, characterized by a short duration and high intensity. Table 1. Absolute frequency of heavy rainfall events by type and season for Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State. Type Season summer autumn winter spring total I II III IV Total Back et al. 3
4 12 nd International Conference on Urban Drainage, Porto Alegre/Brazil, -15 September 211 Table 2 shows the relative frequencies of rainfall events during different seasons of the year. It is found, for rainfalls of type I, that 8.9% lasted for less than 6 hours and.4% lasted between 6 hours and 12 hours;19.3 % of the rainfall events lasted for less than 6 hours a 24.9% of the rainfall events lasted for 6 to 12 hours. In the case of type III and type IV rainfall events, the most frequent cases were observed to last longer than 18 hours. Table 2. Relative frequency of heavy rainfall events according to duration for Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State. Rainfall duration (hours) Total Type Up to More than 48 (%) I II III IV Total (%) Figures 1 to 4 present the time distribution patterns of heavy rainfall events with different levels of probability for rains classified as type I to IV, respectively. Using the distribution patterns of type I rainfall events (Figure 1) as a basis for the probability of % (P), it is found that 74.2% of the total precipitation falls during 2% of the total duration. For the probability of 5% (P5) in this same duration, 41.6% of the precipitation falls, and for the probability of 9% (P9), 29.5% of the precipitation is measured. For the duration corresponding to 8% of the total duration, the precipitation varies from 81.7% to 99.4% (P) of the total precipitation. Additionally, the time distribution patterns of type II rainfall events show that, even for a probability level of 5%, more than half of the rainfall is concentrated during the first half of the event duration. For type III and type IV rainfall events, the precipitation concentration occurs during the second half of the event duration. The method usually employed in drainage projects to obtain a rainfall time distribution uses the 5% probability curve (P5), using the values for type I and type IV rainfall events, as represented in Figure 5. These values are normally used for elaborating the rainfall hyetograph of a drainage project. For the area under study, the curves of type I and II should be used, as they are more frequently encountered in observations. 4 Time distribution of heavy rainfalls in Florianópolis
5 Rainfall (%) Rainfall (%) 12 th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Porto Alegre/Brazil, September P P2 P P P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 Figure 1. Time distribution patterns of type I rainfall events for Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State P P2 P P P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 Figure 2. Time distribution patterns of type II rainfall events for Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State. Back et al. 5
6 Rainfall (%) Rainfall (%) 12 nd International Conference on Urban Drainage, Porto Alegre/Brazil, -15 September P P2 P P P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 Figure 3. Time distribution patterns of type III rainfall events for Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State P P2 P P P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 Figure 4. Time distribution patterns of type IV rainfall events for Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State. 6 Time distribution of heavy rainfalls in Florianópolis
7 Precipitation (%) 12 th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Porto Alegre/Brazil, September Tipo I Tipo II Tipo III Tipo IV Figure 5. The 5% probability time distribution patterns of rainfalls for Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State. CONCLUSION According to the established criteria 269 heavy rains were selected, it is observed that the most frequent rainfalls are of type I (39.%), followed by type II (27.1%), type III (22.3%) and type IV (11.5%), respectively. It is observed that 19.3% of rainfall lasted for less than 6 hours and 24.6% lasted between 6 hours and 12 hours. In order to elaborate a project hyetograph, the time distribution pattern presented for type I rainfall should be used. REFERENCES Bonta, J. V. and Rao, A. R. (1987). Factor affecting development of Huff curves. Transaction of the ASAE, (6), Bureau of Reclamation. (1977). Design of small dams. Washington. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 816p. Carvalho, D. F., Cruz, E. S., Pinto, M. F., Silva, L. D. B. e Guerra, J. G. M. (29). Características da chuva e perdas por erosão sob diferentes práticas de manejo do solo. Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 13(1), 3-9. Cruciani, D. E., Machado, R. E. e Sentelhas, P. C. (22). Modelos da distribuição temporal de chuvas intensas em Piracicaba, SP. Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 6(1), DNIT Departamento Nacional de Infra-Estrutura de Transportes. (25). Manual de Hidrologia básica para Estruturas de Drenagem. Rio de Janeiro. 133p. Genovez, A. M. Vazões máximas. In: PAIVA, J. B. D. de.; PAIVA, E. M. C. D. de. (23). Hidrologia aplicada á gestão de pequenas bacias hidrográficas. Porto Alegre: ABRH, cap.3, pp Hershfield, D. M. (1962). Extreme rainfall relationships. Journal of de Hydraulics Division, 88(6), Huff, F. A. (1967). Time distribution of rainfall in heavy storms. Water Resources Research, 3(4), Marcellini, S. S. (1994). Análise de critérios para determinação de tormentas de projeto e sua influência nos hidrogramas em pequenas bacias hidrográficas. São Paulo: Escola Politécnica da USP. 176p. McCuen, R. (1982). A guide to hydrologic analysis using SCS methods. Engewood Cliffs Prentice Hall. 145p. Mello, C. R., Silva, A. M., Lima, J. M., Ferreira, D. F. e OLIVEIRA, M. S. (23). Modelos matemáticos para predição da chuva de projetos para regiões do Estado de Minas Gerais. Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 7(1), Back et al. 7
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