Impacts of Rainfall Data on Model Refinement in Greater Pittsburgh

A Suite of Tools for Efficient Modeling of Complex Collection Systems using SWMM

“…The system is currently supported by a network of 33 heated precipitation gauges installed at an average density of 1/15 mi 2 (1/40 km 2 ). The radar rainfall system provides continuous coverage in 15 min time steps for storms meeting specified minimum criteria for intensity and total depth (Meeneghan et al, 2004).…”

Developing a Planning-Level System-Wide Model using SWMM

“…However the terrain within the Pittsburgh area is highly variable and storm fronts tend to be greatly influenced as they pass over the Allegheny range. The improved resolution of the precipitation data and the corresponding improvement to the model simulations provided by the high-resolution radar-rainfall system demonstrated that the geographical variability of storm depths, intensities and durations is significant in the Greater Pittsburgh region (Meeneghan et al, 2004).…”

Urban Wet‐Weather Flows

“…An alternative method that addressed the limitations of the current method was proposed. The impacts of rainfall data on modeling accuracy and refinement was presented for the Allegheny County (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) by Meeneghan et al (2005). The results showed that in an area such as…”