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Indicators ofHydrologicAlterationVersion 7.1User's ManualwithrPurview LLC - Ted RybickiTotten Software DesignSmythe Scientific SoftwareApril 2009
Indicators ofHydrologicAlterationVersion 7.1User's ManualCopyright 1996-2009 The Nature Conservancy. All rights reserved. No part of thispublication or associated software may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by anymeans, without prior written permission.Disclaimer: Because software is inherently complex and may not be completely free of errors, it is yourresponsibility to verify your work and make backup copies, and TNC will not be responsible for your failure to doso. In no event will TNC be liable for indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising from use ofor inability to use this product, including, without limitation, damages or costs relating to the loss of profits,business goodwill, data or computer programs, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. The foregoinglimitations shall not apply to claims relating to death or personal injury which arise out of products deemed to beconsumer goods under applicable law. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implies warrantiesof limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusion or limitation may notapply to you.Any commercial use of this software is prohibited without the express, written consent of TNC.Citation for this document: The Nature Conservancy, 2009. Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration Version 7.1User's Manual.
ContentsITable of Contents1. Introduction.1.11.21.31.41Welcome. 1What's.New in Version 71System.Requirements2Obtaining.Hydrologic Data for Use in the IHA Software32. Analyzing.Hydrologic Data Using the IHA52.1 Introduction.to Using the IHA52.2 IHA Parameters. 62.3 Environmental.Flow Components102.3.1 Introduction.to EFCs102.3.2 EFC.Parameters122.3.3 EFC.Calculation Algorithm152.3.4 Calibrating.the EFC Algorithm212.4 RVA.Analysis222.5 Flow.Duration Curves243. .Setting Up and Running an IHA Analysis263.1 Introduction.to Conducting an Analysis263.2 Importing.Hydrologic Data263.2.1 Allowable.Hydro Data Formats263.2.2 Importing.and Editing Hydro Data Files283.2.3 Advice.for Importing Particular Datasets293.2.4 Batch.Import Capability303.3 Creating.and Managing Projects313.3.1 Introduction.to Projects313.3.2 Project.Definition Tab323.3.3 Analysis.List Tab333.4 Setting.Up and Managing an Analysis333.4.1 Introduction.to Analyses333.4.2 Analysis.Title/Options Tab353.4.3 Analysis.Years Tab353.4.4 Analysis.Days Tab373.4.5 Statistics.Tab38Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration Version 7.1 help
IHA Version 7.1 HelpII3.4.6 Environmental.Flow Components Tab393.4.7 Flow.Duration Curves Tab403.5 Running.an Analysis403.5.1 Running.an Analysis403.5.2 Batch.Analysis413.6 Other.Features443.6.1 Graph.Default Settings443.6.2 Spreadsheet.Tools453.6.3 Water.Year Definition453.6.4 Working.Directory474. .Viewing and Understanding IHA Outputs484.1 Introduction.to Viewing Results484.2 Tables. 484.2.1 Introduction.to Tables484.2.2 Annual.Summaries Table504.2.3 Scorecard.Table514.2.4 RVA.Table534.2.5 Box-and-Whisker.Table544.2.6 Regression.Table544.2.7 Percentile.Table544.2.8 EFC.Daily Table554.2.9 Flow.Duration Curve Table554.2.10 Message.Report554.3 Graphs. 554.3.1 Introduction.to Graphs554.3.2 Summary.of IHA Graphs564.3.3 Editing.and Working with IHA Graphs574.3.4 Chart.Editor595. .Technical Notes5.15.25.35.45.55.65.75.861Introduction.to Technical Notes61Empirical.Percentiles61Julian.Dates and Statistics for Timing Variables61Missing.Data and Data Interpolation64Shortened.Water Years and Seasons65Maximum.Number of Years of Hydrologic Data66Metadata.for an IHA Analysis66Issues.with Large Flow Values70Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration Version 7.1 help
acking.Feature72Regional.and Language Settings73DOS.Command Line Start-Up736. .EndnotesIndicators of Hydrologic Alteration Version 7.1 help74
1IHA Version 7.1 Help1Introduction1.1WelcomeWelcome to the rapidly growing community of Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration (IHA)software users! This software has been developed by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) as aneasy-to-use tool for calculating the characteristics of natural and altered hydrologic regimes.The method and software will work on any type of daily hydrologic data, such as streamflows,river stages, ground water levels, or lake levels. The power of the IHA method is that
(3) Flow duration curves (FDCs) have been added to the IHA. IHA will compute FDCs using the same periods, years, and days used for the 33 IHA statistics. FDC results are displayed in a new tab on the results spreadsheet, and are computed annually and for each month. It is possible to view any number of FDCs on the same graph. See Flow Duration .
