Precipitation thresholds are used in many areas to provide early warning of precipitation-induced landslides and debris flows, and the software distribution THRESH is designed for automated tracking of precipitation, including precipitation forecasts, relative to thresholds for landslide occurrence. This software is also useful for analyzing multiyear precipitation records to compare timing of threshold exceedance with dates and times of historical landslides. This distribution includes the main program THRESH for comparing precipitation to several kinds of thresholds, two utility programs, and a small collection of Python and shell scripts to aid the automated collection and formatting of input data and the graphing and further analysis of output results. The software programs can be deployed on computing platforms that support Fortran 95, Python 2, and certain Unix commands. The software handles rainfall intensity-duration thresholds, cumulative recent-antecedent precipitation thresholds, and peak intensity thresholds as well as various measures of antecedent precipitation. Users should have predefined rainfall thresholds before running THRESH.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Title | THRESH—Software for tracking rainfall thresholds for landslide and debris-flow occurrence, user manual |
| DOI | 10.3133/tm14A2 |
| Authors | Rex L. Baum, Sarah J. Fischer, Jacob C. Vigil |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Techniques and Methods |
| Series Number | 14-A2 |
| Index ID | tm14A2 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Geologic Hazards Science Center |