pastas.stats.signatures.richards_baker_index#

richards_baker_index(series, normalize=True)[source]#

Richards-Baker index according to Baker et al. [2004].

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

float

Notes

Sum of absolute values of day‐to‐day changes in head divided by the sum of scaled daily head. Equivalent the Richards Pathlength without the time component.