Al-Zahrani, MA

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

 
 
An algorithm for designing a precipitation network in the south-western region of 
Saudi Arabia 
Al-Zahrani, M.    , Husain, T. 
Journal of Hydrology 
Vol. 205, Issue.3-4, 1998 
 
 
Abstract:  The planning and design of a water resources project demands accurate 
hydrological information. Accurate and reliable regional hydrological information not 
only reduces the chances of project failure but also minimizes the economic risk. 
Therefore, it is imperative that a hydrological network be planned and designed 
scientifically. The criterion for hydrological network design should be the optimum 
number of stations and their respective locations by which hydrological information can 
be maximized. In this paper, a hydrological network design method, based on Shannon's 
Information Measure, was applied to the existing hydrological network in hydrological 
Area III, located in the south-western region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to examine 
their suitability towards providing maximum hydrological information. The study shows 
that the existing seventy rainfall stations can be reduced to approximately 45 including 
stations at new sites. 


An algorithm for designing a precipitation network in the south-western region of Saudi Arabia

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An algorithm for designing a precipitation network in the south-western region of Saudi Arabia

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