Role of Modern Methods of Data Analysis for Interpretation of Hydrologic Data in Arizona
Affiliation
Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering | Department of Watershed Management
Issue Date
1972-05-06Keywords
Hydrology -- Arizona.Water resources development -- Arizona.
Hydrology -- Southwestern states.
Water resources development -- Southwestern states.
Hydrologic data
Arizona
Mathematical studies
Statistical methods
Decision making
Water sampling
Model studies
Forecasting
Aquifers
Watersheds
Streamflow
Precipitation (atmospheric)
Control
Multiple purpose
Risks
Correlation analysis
Systems analysis
Seasonal
Probability
Ranges
Time series analysis
Regression analysis
Stream gages
Digital computers
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This article is part of the Hydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwest collections. Digital access to this material is made possible by the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science and the University of Arizona Libraries. For more information about items in this collection, contact anashydrology@gmail.com.Publisher
Arizona-Nevada Academy of ScienceAbstract
Mathematical models, requiring substantial data, of hydrologic and water resources systems are under intensive investigation. The processes of data analysis and model building are interrelated so that models may be used to forecast for scientific reasons or decision making. Examples are drawn from research on modeling aquifers, watersheds, streamflow and precipitation in Arizona. Classes of problems include model choice, parameter estimates, initial condition, input identification, forecasting, valuation, control, presence of multiple objectives, and uncertainty. Classes of data analysis include correlation methods, system identification, stationarity, independence or randomness, seasonality, event based approach, fitting of probability distributions, and analysis for runs, range and crossing levels. Time series, event based and regression methods are reviewed. The issues discussed are applied to tree-ring analyses, streamflow gaging stations, and digital modeling of small watersheds and the Tucson aquifers.ISSN
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