pastas.stats.signatures.interannual_variation#
- interannual_variation(series, normalize=True)[source]#
Interannual variation after Martens et al. [2013].
- Parameters:
series (pandas.Series) – Pandas Series with DatetimeIndex and head values.
normalize (bool, optional) – normalize the time series to values between zero and one.
- Return type:
Notes
The average between the range in annually averaged 3 highest monthly groundwater heads and the range in annually averaged 3 lowest monthly groundwater heads.
Inter-yearly variation of high and low water table (y):
y = ((max_HW - min_HW) + (max_LW - min_LW)) / 2
Warning: In this formulating the water table is references to a certain datum and positive, not as depth below the surface!