Table 2 File and function descriptions for the diagram in Figs. 4 b and 5

File name (Fig. 4 b)

Description

Dcp_data.dat

Input data for a collection of DCPs (see

Table 1)

DCP_config.dat

Input of simulation-dependent variable

and parameters

DCP_ID.dat

Output vector of tipping times in Julian

Date for a given DCP

DCP_hydro.dat

Integrated output pluviograph of a

given DCP

DCP_alert.dat

Sequence of issued alert types and times

for a given DCP

Function name (Fig. 5)

GeneratePrecipitation()

Responsible for fitting a stochastic model

to generate gauge tippings

WriteDCPTippings()

Collects tipping times in Julian dates for

a given DCP

CalculatePluviographs()

Integrates rain volumes within a given time

interval

WritePluviographs()

Write output of CalculatePluviographs()

GenerateAlerts()

Responsible for running the simulator logic

of alert generation

DispatchAlert()

Responsible for dispatching a sequence of

alerts to the user alert zone