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Table 1 Type and variable descriptions used in Fig. 4 a

From: Rain gauge simulator and first tests with a new mobile climate alert system in Brazil

Variable

Type

Description

PCD-ID

〈string 〉

Input: DCP identification number associated to an address

Table name

〈string 〉

Input: DCP type

Lat

〈string 〉

Input: DCP or alert zone latitude

Lon

〈string 〉

Input: DCP or alert zone longitude

Radius

〈double 〉

Input: DCP alert zone radius (in kilometers)

Initial date

Julian Date

Input: DCP initial working date in Julian dates

Simultime

〈double 〉

Input: complete DCP simulation period

PercentCoverage

〈double 〉

Input: percent of simulation time covered by rainfall

Beta

〈double 〉

Simulation input parameter (see Eq. 1)

Gamma

〈double 〉

Simulation input parameter (see Eq. 1)

FreqRain

〈double 〉

Input: rain generation rate within the simulation period

ATimeout

〈double 〉

Input: alert time-out period

CriticalVol

〈double 〉

Input: critical volume triggering an alarm

BTimes

Julian Date

Output: tipping times as a vector of dates

Volume

〈double 〉

Output: rain volume in millimeters

AlertTimes

Julian Date

Output: date of the DCP alert issuing

AlertType

〈int 〉

Output: integer returning alert severity

TotalVolume

〈double 〉

Output: total amount of rain