Description
Add one half-tip for each true boundary flag to nonnegative integer tips and multiply equivalentTips by nonnegative tipDepth.
Precipitation and evaporation records distinguish water depth, catchment area, volume, and observation duration. Converting among them requires coherent units and a clear measured or modeled basis.
Add one half-tip for each true boundary flag to nonnegative integer tips and multiply equivalentTips by nonnegative tipDepth.
When to use this tool
Use Rain Gauge Tip Count Half Interval when you need one explicit water-depth, volume, or accumulation component.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter tips, tipDepth, startHalfTip, endHalfTip. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read equivalentTips, depth. Use the output convention below.
Add one half-tip for each true boundary flag to nonnegative integer tips and multiply equivalentTips by nonnegative tipDepth.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| tips | Tips | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| tipDepth | Tip Depth | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| startHalfTip | Start Half Tip | Required. Boolean. |
| endHalfTip | End Half Tip | Required. Boolean. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| equivalentTips | Equivalent Tips | Required. Finite number. |
| depth | Depth on the length basis stated above. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"tips": 10,
"tipDepth": 0.2,
"startHalfTip": true,
"endHalfTip": false
},
"output": {
"equivalentTips": 10.5,
"depth": 2.1
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Both half-tip flags add; this is a supplied interval-allocation convention rather than reconstruction of actual tip times or rain intensity.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Check instrument records, unit conversions, temporal coverage, and a complete hydrologic model before interpreting runoff or water availability.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Rainfall Tip Resolution Uncertainty Bound
Multiply nonnegative integer tips by positive depthPerTip for recordedDepth and lowerDepth.
- Gauge Accumulation Interval Depth
Use endReading-startReading without reset, or postResetReading alone when reset is declared.