Precipitation

In applications where the rainfall is important for the flow, you can include pre­cipitation in your simulation. This is done either as a constant value or as a time series (type 0 data file), which then is applied to the entire model area, or as a time series of maps (type 2 data file) in which case each grid point is assigned its own value. The precipitation rate is specified in mm/day. You can use the Time Series Editor or the Grid Editor tool to create your precipita­tion data.

You can also use the precipitation facility to include evaporation in your simu­lation. This is simply done by selecting the “included as net-precipitation” option and specifying a negative precipitation.

The precipitation rate is specified in the Source and Sink (p. 57) dialog.