| Abstract: | The Zambian Second National Development Plan calls for an increase in the number of raingauge stations from the present 500 to 1000 by 1976, to bring the national network density to above the WMO recommended minimum figure of one gauge per 900 km2.The present network is examined for adequacy according to the criterion of maximum admissible error of the estimate of rainfall at any ungauged point, using the method of optimum interpolation. Areas which are inadequately gauged are delimited.Several variations of the maximum admissible error criterion are considered as a basis of network design, and it is concluded that a combination of criteria provides the most suitable basis for network design. The practical constraints in implementing the design, however, restricts the usefulness of detailed planning. |
