Short description of software tools for visualization of water chemistry. These tools can display water composition in piper, durov and ternary diagram.

1. Hydro Office Software for Water Sciences
HydroOffice Diagrams
White paper
(For Ternary 1.0, Piper 2.0 and Durov 1.0)
HydroOffice.org

2. White paper for HydroOffice diagrams tools – Ternary 1.0, Piper 2.0 and Durov 1.0
© Miloš Gregor, PhD. / milos.gregor@hydrooffice.org
HydroOffice.org – software for water science
This file is published under Creative Common License

3. 1 What is HydroOffice
HydroOffice is a comprehensive software • production of flow duration curves
package designed for hydrology, hydro-geology, • calculation of minimum or maximum N-
meteorology and for environmental engineers. daily values
The HydroOffice package contains a number of • baseflow separation
separate installable tools that are distributed as • separation of runoff components using
freeware or are priced. Each of these tools is results of recession curve analysis
designed for a specific purpose. These tools can • calculation of long-term average
be used for: groundwater runoff from a basin
• recession curve analysis of springs or • time series analysis, editing, processing,
rivers visualization, evaluation and export
• evaluation and analysis of extreme water
conditions (drought or flood)
2 What are HydroOffice Diagram Tools
The diagram tools are three specific programs solely for rendering the following three
which are “stand-alone” installable HydroOffice diagrams: The Ternary diagram, the Durov
tools. These tools are used for visualization of diagram and the Piper diagram. These all allow
chemical composition of surface water and you to create very specific visualization, which
groundwater in specialized diagrams. These is not currently possible in any other program,
diagrams can not be created in conventional and the following text describes some specific
programs and must be used specialized tools. features of these programs.
Three independent programs have been created
3 User Interface of Tools
All three diagram-creation programs have the structured so that all features are quickly
same user interface. Therefore, when you master accessible, and each program consists of a
one tool, you can automatically use the other ribbon toolbar and two documents.
two. The interface is very simple and logically

4. The first document tab contains the input data automatically or manually, depending on your
and all visual settings for individual diagram requirements, and the diagram in the document
points, while the second presents the actual can be zoomed, scrolled and visually edited.
diagram. All settings can be freely adjusted,
The diagram can be exported from the program point presentation can be exported to a
as an image in six formats, and it can be specialized file, and this can then be re-imported
exported in the complete defined size into the program at a later stage. Diagrams can
(resolution) or you can export only the part be displayed in a basic form or they can be
currently visible in the document area. All extended by other diagram segments; as seen
visual settings and imported data with defined below.
The input data can be manually entered in the presentation of every record in the table. Overall,
program, or it can be imported in a simple CSV you can choose between 28 types of point
file (columns separated by tabs). When the data presentation when defining your preferred
is in the program, you can define the visual colour, transparency, size and type of display. In

5. addition, as shown below, the program allows exactly the way you want it, before you use it.
you to view the image you choose from the disk
An additional interesting feature is that you can table below. The final diagrammatic result is
incorporate extra information in your diagram pictured on the right-hand side
by selecting requirements and choices from the
Since the diagrams were programmed as vector boundary line colours, the legend, title, fonts,
graphics, it is possible to visually configure all font sizes, the visibility of numeric labels and
the diagram objects. You can set the background the steps in your grid lines. You can also adjust
colour of all the objects as solid colour or can the diagram title and legend’s visual
use dynamic linear and radial gradients of two presentation.
colours. It is also possible to set the external
4 Licences
Individual programs for creating diagrams are restrictions for all purposes. Although the Piper
licensed differently. The Ternary 1.0 program is 2.0 and Durov 1.0 programs are distributed as
distributed free of charge and without charged commercial tools, Demo Versions of

6. these two tools have been developed for you to is sufficient for your purpose, you can use the
try before you buy. All program features can be demo version; but if you want to plot an
used in these demo versions, and the restriction unlimited number of points, you need to
is that you can plot only 5 points. So if 5 points purchase a licence for these two programs.
Conclusion
The above text describes all options when you manual can be found on the web in the
are using the HydroOffice tools for preparing download section. To see the programs in action,
specialized geochemical diagrams. All program you can watch the Preview Videos or the
features and utilities can be applied in all areas. individual tutorials on YouTube. If you are
Using these tools you can prepare three types of interested in these programs, check our website
diagrams; the Ternary diagram, the Piper (hydrooffice.org) where you will find all
diagram and the Durov diagram. information about discounts and other
These programs can be purchased on the opportunities for obtaining a program licence.
hydrooffice.org page after registration, or The next two pages present diagrams which
through external distributors in your country, illustrate the programs’ perfect utility for
and a demonstration version can be tried visualization of groundwater chemical
immediately after installing the HydroOffice composition.
2012 software package. The complete user