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HansR: /* Rain versus EvapoTranspiration (EVT) */

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Rain versus EvapoTranspiration (EVT)

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	The user is advised not to take the EvapoTranspiration figures as absolute but, for a good understanding of the complexity of EvapoTranspiration, to study the relevant chapter [https://www.fao.org/3/x0490e/x0490e00.htm#Contents ''FAO Crop evapotranspiration - Guidelines for computing crop water requirements - FAO Irrigation and drainage paper 56''].		The user is advised not to take the EvapoTranspiration figures as absolute but, for a good understanding of the complexity of EvapoTranspiration, to study the relevant chapter [https://www.fao.org/3/x0490e/x0490e00.htm#Contents ''FAO Crop evapotranspiration - Guidelines for computing crop water requirements - FAO Irrigation and drainage paper 56''].

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	[[Category:CumulusUtils]]		[[Category:CumulusUtils]]

HansR: /* Introduction */

2023-12-14T08:07:08Z

Introduction

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	The Rain charts submodule consists of ~~four~~ charts:		The Rain charts submodule consists of five charts:
	#Daily Rain - Plotting the rainfall for every day in the dayfile;		#Daily Rain - Plotting the rainfall for every day in the dayfile;
	#Monthly Rain - Plotting the monthly rainfall for every year in the dayfile		#Monthly Rain - Plotting the monthly rainfall for every year in the dayfile
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	#Rain versus EvapoTranspiration (EVT)		#Rain versus EvapoTranspiration (EVT)
	Below you will find an example image of each chart and an explanation of the origin of the numbers		Below you will find an example image of each chart and an explanation of the origin of the numbers


	For the calculations the standard C# LINQ-functions Min, Max and Avg are used. For the standard deviation this [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2253874/standard-deviation-in-linq LINQ-extension] is used with a modification for a minimum number of observations required of 2, if less the StdDev returns 0 (zero).		For the calculations the standard C# LINQ-functions Min, Max and Avg are used. For the standard deviation this [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2253874/standard-deviation-in-linq LINQ-extension] is used with a modification for a minimum number of observations required of 2, if less the StdDev returns 0 (zero).

HansR at 08:04, 14 December 2023

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 [[File:Year Month Rain Statistics.jpg|thumb|right|Yearly Rain statistics per Month]]
 This chart is similar to the previous one, only now the the user can select a specific month through a row of buttons on top of the chart.
 [[Category:CumulusUtils]]

HansR: /* Introduction */

2023-12-14T07:29:12Z

Introduction

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	#Yearly Rain statistics - Plotting the average, range and standard deviation for for the rainfall in every year		#Yearly Rain statistics - Plotting the average, range and standard deviation for for the rainfall in every year
	#Yearly Rain statistics per month = plotting the average, range and standard deviation for for the rainfall in each month in every year		#Yearly Rain statistics per month = plotting the average, range and standard deviation for for the rainfall in each month in every year
			#Rain versus EvapoTranspiration (EVT)
	Below you will find an example image of each chart and an explanation of the origin of the numbers		Below you will find an example image of each chart and an explanation of the origin of the numbers


	For the calculations the standard C# LINQ-functions Min, Max and Avg are used. For the standard deviation this [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2253874/standard-deviation-in-linq LINQ-extension] is used with a modification for a minimum number of observations required of 2, if less the StdDev returns 0 (zero).		For the calculations the standard C# LINQ-functions Min, Max and Avg are used. For the standard deviation this [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2253874/standard-deviation-in-linq LINQ-extension] is used with a modification for a minimum number of observations required of 2, if less the StdDev returns 0 (zero).

HansR at 08:45, 9 April 2021

2021-04-09T08:45:15Z

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	#Yearly Rain statistics per month = plotting the average, range and standard deviation for for the rainfall in each month in every year		#Yearly Rain statistics per month = plotting the average, range and standard deviation for for the rainfall in each month in every year
	Below you will find an example image of each chart and an explanation of the origin of the numbers		Below you will find an example image of each chart and an explanation of the origin of the numbers

		⚫	For the calculations the standard C# LINQ-functions Min, Max and Avg are used. For the standard deviation this [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2253874/standard-deviation-in-linq LINQ-extension] is used with a modification for a minimum number of observations required of 2, if less the StdDev returns 0 (zero).

	== Daily Rain ==		== Daily Rain ==
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	If the value of the inifile parameter [[Charts#UseNormalRainReference\|UseNormalRainReference]] is ''Normal'' the user sees a black line representing the normal average values of total rainfall. When UseNormalRainReference is ''StationAverage'' the user sees a grey line representing the station average values of total rainfall. And obviously when the parameter value is ''Both'', the user sees both lines. In addition to the Station Average Value line, the estimator '''s''' for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation standard deviation] <math>\boldsymbol{\sigma}</math> belonging to that line, is always shown as a grey surface with the width of '''s''' for a specific month.		If the value of the inifile parameter [[Charts#UseNormalRainReference\|UseNormalRainReference]] is ''Normal'' the user sees a black line representing the normal average values of total rainfall. When UseNormalRainReference is ''StationAverage'' the user sees a grey line representing the station average values of total rainfall. And obviously when the parameter value is ''Both'', the user sees both lines. In addition to the Station Average Value line, the estimator '''s''' for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation standard deviation] <math>\boldsymbol{\sigma}</math> belonging to that line, is always shown as a grey surface with the width of '''s''' for a specific month.

⚫	For the calculations the standard C# LINQ-functions Min, Max and Avg are used. For the standard deviation this [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2253874/standard-deviation-in-linq LINQ-extension] is used with a modification for a minimum number of observations required of 2, if less the StdDev returns 0 (zero).

	== Yearly Rain statistics ==		== Yearly Rain statistics ==

HansR: /* Monthly Rain */

2021-04-09T08:44:22Z

Monthly Rain

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	The chart shows the monthly values of total rain that month for each year. The years have a different colour according to [[Charts#Colours\|the colour scheme]]. The number of series directly visible is governed by the parameter [[Charts#MaxNrOfSeriesVisibileInGraph\|MaxNrOfSeriesVisibleInGraphs]].		The chart shows the monthly values of total rain that month for each year. The years have a different colour according to [[Charts#Colours\|the colour scheme]]. The number of series directly visible is governed by the parameter [[Charts#MaxNrOfSeriesVisibileInGraph\|MaxNrOfSeriesVisibleInGraphs]].

	If the value of the inifile parameter [[Charts#UseNormalRainReference\|UseNormalRainReference]] is ''Normal'' the user sees a black line representing the normal average values of total rainfall. When UseNormalRainReference is ''StationAverage'' the user sees a grey line representing the station average values of total rainfall. And obviously when the parameter value is ''Both'', the user sees both lines. In addition to the Station Average Value line, the estimator '''s''' for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation standard deviation] <math>\boldsymbol{\sigma}</math> belonging to that line, is always shown as a grey surface with the width of '''s''' for a specific month.~~<br>~~		If the value of the inifile parameter [[Charts#UseNormalRainReference\|UseNormalRainReference]] is ''Normal'' the user sees a black line representing the normal average values of total rainfall. When UseNormalRainReference is ''StationAverage'' the user sees a grey line representing the station average values of total rainfall. And obviously when the parameter value is ''Both'', the user sees both lines. In addition to the Station Average Value line, the estimator '''s''' for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation standard deviation] <math>\boldsymbol{\sigma}</math> belonging to that line, is always shown as a grey surface with the width of '''s''' for a specific month.

			For the calculations the standard C# LINQ-functions Min, Max and Avg are used. For the standard deviation this [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2253874/standard-deviation-in-linq LINQ-extension] is used with a modification for a minimum number of observations required of 2, if less the StdDev returns 0 (zero).

	== Yearly Rain statistics ==		== Yearly Rain statistics ==

HansR: /* Yearly Rain statistics */

2021-04-02T09:42:46Z

Yearly Rain statistics

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	== Yearly Rain statistics ==		== Yearly Rain statistics ==
	[[File:Year Rain Statistics.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Yearly Rain Statistics]]		[[File:Year Rain Statistics.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Yearly Rain Statistics]]
	For each year the charts shows the average of the daily rainfall, the range of the daily rain fall and the estimator '''s''' for the standard deviation <math>\boldsymbol{\sigma}</math> belonging to that average. The colours of this chart are hardcoded and cannot be changed. Moving the mouse around provides the specific values in the tooltips.		For each year the charts shows the average of the daily rainfall, the range of the daily rain fall and the estimator '''s''' for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation standard deviation] <math>\boldsymbol{\sigma}</math> belonging to that average. The colours of this chart are hardcoded and cannot be changed. Moving the mouse around provides the specific values in the tooltips.

	NOTE: the Y-axis scale is logarithmic. This type of scaling has provided for possible negative values to accommodate proper charting even if not mathematical correct.<br>		NOTE: the Y-axis scale is logarithmic. This type of scaling has provided for possible negative values to accommodate proper charting even if not mathematical correct.<br>

HansR: /* Monthly Rain */

2021-04-02T09:42:15Z

Monthly Rain

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	The chart shows the monthly values of total rain that month for each year. The years have a different colour according to [[Charts#Colours\|the colour scheme]]. The number of series directly visible is governed by the parameter [[Charts#MaxNrOfSeriesVisibileInGraph\|MaxNrOfSeriesVisibleInGraphs]].		The chart shows the monthly values of total rain that month for each year. The years have a different colour according to [[Charts#Colours\|the colour scheme]]. The number of series directly visible is governed by the parameter [[Charts#MaxNrOfSeriesVisibileInGraph\|MaxNrOfSeriesVisibleInGraphs]].

	If the value of the inifile parameter [[Charts#UseNormalRainReference\|UseNormalRainReference]] is ''Normal'' the user sees a black line representing the normal average values of total rainfall. When UseNormalRainReference is ''StationAverage'' the user sees a grey line representing the station average values of total rainfall. And obviously when the parameter value is ''Both'', the user sees both lines. In addition to the Station Average Value line, the estimator '''s''' for the standard deviation <math>\boldsymbol{\sigma}</math> belonging to that line, is always shown as a grey surface with the width of '''s''' for a specific month.<br>		If the value of the inifile parameter [[Charts#UseNormalRainReference\|UseNormalRainReference]] is ''Normal'' the user sees a black line representing the normal average values of total rainfall. When UseNormalRainReference is ''StationAverage'' the user sees a grey line representing the station average values of total rainfall. And obviously when the parameter value is ''Both'', the user sees both lines. In addition to the Station Average Value line, the estimator '''s''' for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation standard deviation] <math>\boldsymbol{\sigma}</math> belonging to that line, is always shown as a grey surface with the width of '''s''' for a specific month.<br>

	== Yearly Rain statistics ==		== Yearly Rain statistics ==

HansR: /* Daily Rain */

2021-04-02T09:34:22Z

Daily Rain

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	== Daily Rain ==		== Daily Rain ==
	[[File:Charts Daily Rain.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Daily Rain]]		[[File:Charts Daily Rain.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Daily Rain]]
	The chart is a timeseries of rainfall. Every day it rained it is plotted in the chart as column.		The chart is a timeseries of rainfall with data coming from the Dayfile. Every day it rained it is plotted in the chart as column.
	The cumulative value of the rain starts january 1 at zero and augments with every amount measured until 31 december after which it resets to zero.		The cumulative value of the rain starts january 1 at zero and augments with every amount measured until 31 december after which it resets to zero.
	Also visible is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_average#Simple_moving_average_(boxcar_filter) moving average] with a configurable period (default is 180 days).		Also visible is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_average#Simple_moving_average_(boxcar_filter) moving average] with a [[Charts#PeriodMovingAverage\|configurable period]] (default is 180 days).

	If the value of the inifile parameter ''UseNormalRainReference'' is ''Normal'' the user sees a red dotted horizontal line at the Y-axis value of the Normal total rainfall per year. When ''UseNormalRainReference'' is ''StationAverage'' the user sees a green dotted line ate the value of the calculated average total rainfall for the station. And obviously when the parameter value is both, the user sees both lines.		If the value of the inifile parameter ''UseNormalRainReference'' is ''Normal'' the user sees a red dotted horizontal line at the Y-axis value of the Normal total rainfall per year. When ''UseNormalRainReference'' is ''StationAverage'' the user sees a green dotted line ate the value of the calculated average total rainfall for the station. And obviously when the parameter value is both, the user sees both lines.

HansR at 09:30, 2 April 2021

2021-04-02T09:30:31Z

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	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
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	The Rain charts submodule consists of four charts:		The Rain charts submodule consists of four charts:
	#Daily Rain - Plotting the rainfall for every day in the dayfile;		#Daily Rain - Plotting the rainfall for every day in the dayfile;