topic Best Interpolation Methods for Rainfall in ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/best-interpolation-methods-for-rainfall/m-p/275877#M3923 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>What are some of you all using for your interpolation methods out there for rainfall.&nbsp; I'm currently using Topo To Raster, but it seems to do some weird things now and then.&nbsp; Just didn't know if there was a better method I should be using.&nbsp; The gauge network I'm mapping from is in mostly flat terrain.&nbsp; I have done some reading and it seems as if everyone has different opinions about which interpolation method to use.&nbsp; Just trying to get some more opinions so maybe I can decide if what I'm doing is best, or change my method.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have seen that some methods work better in mountainous terrain.&nbsp; I may be showing my ignorance here, but why would it matter?&nbsp; Do particular methods actually know what the topography is?&nbsp; Do they correlate with a Topo shapefile?&nbsp; I guess what I'm trying ask is, if you have 2" of rain on a plateau, and 2" of rain in a valley, 2" is 2".&nbsp; Thanks in advance.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:39:48 GMT CharlesGant 2011-12-20T19:39:48Z Best Interpolation Methods for Rainfall https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/best-interpolation-methods-for-rainfall/m-p/275877#M3923 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>What are some of you all using for your interpolation methods out there for rainfall.&nbsp; I'm currently using Topo To Raster, but it seems to do some weird things now and then.&nbsp; Just didn't know if there was a better method I should be using.&nbsp; The gauge network I'm mapping from is in mostly flat terrain.&nbsp; I have done some reading and it seems as if everyone has different opinions about which interpolation method to use.&nbsp; Just trying to get some more opinions so maybe I can decide if what I'm doing is best, or change my method.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have seen that some methods work better in mountainous terrain.&nbsp; I may be showing my ignorance here, but why would it matter?&nbsp; Do particular methods actually know what the topography is?&nbsp; Do they correlate with a Topo shapefile?&nbsp; I guess what I'm trying ask is, if you have 2" of rain on a plateau, and 2" of rain in a valley, 2" is 2".&nbsp; Thanks in advance.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:39:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-spatial-analyst-questions/best-interpolation-methods-for-rainfall/m-p/275877#M3923 CharlesGant 2011-12-20T19:39:48Z