Open AccessAutocorrelation and cross-correlation flow analysis along the confluence of the Kupa and Sava Rivers
Author(s) -
Marta Caren,
Krešimir Pavlić
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
rudarsko-geološko-naftni zbornik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1849-0409
pISSN - 0353-4529
DOI - 10.17794/rgn.2021.5.7
Subject(s) - confluence , autocorrelation , lag , precipitation , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental science , streams , stream flow , lag time , flow (mathematics) , cross correlation , meteorology , drainage basin , geography , geology , statistics , mathematics , cartography , computer science , computer network , geotechnical engineering , biological system , biology , programming language , geometry
In this paper, an autocorrelation and cross-correlation analysis of the flow of the Kupa and Sava rivers was performed. The analysis was performed at hydrological stations close to the confluence of these two rivers near the city of Sisak, based on data of mean daily flows and daily precipitation. The analysed time period is from 2008 to 2017, with the series being divided into two parts of five years each, from 2008 to 2012 and 2013 to 2017. Daily flow data were measured at the hydrological stations Farkašić on the Kupa River and Crnac on the Sava River, and data on precipitation at the main meteorological station and the automatic meteorological station Sisak. The maximum value of the cross-correlation function between the hydrological stations at the Kupa and Sava rivers is very high, but at a time lag of zero days. The value of the cross-correlation function remains high, up to 0.6 and up to a 4 day lag. The cross-correlation function between precipitation and hydrological data has a very low maximum value.