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hydrographs show how a river responds differently to storms and heavy rainfall.
the graphs show the discharge of the river, the storm a certain amount of time.
Discharge is the amount of water ina river passing a given time. it measures in CUMECS (cubic meters per second)
Dischare depends on the river speed
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The unit of hydrograph for an infinitesimally small during of effective rainfall is called?
Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph
What is the difference between hydrograph and hyetograph?
hyetograph is the graph between intensity of rainfall and time whereas hydrograph is the graph between discharge and time.
What is a flood hydrograph?
A hydrograph is showing the discharge (rate of flow) versus the time past in a specific river point. One of the types of hydrography is called a flood hydrograph, it is used to measure the river's characteristic basically a dual plot of discharge and rainfalls.
What affects the shape of a storm hydrograph?
amount of precipitation
How do you contrast a storm hydrograph?
how do you compare and contrast hydrographs
What is does a hydrograph show?
the amount of discharge in a river over a period of time
When was Flashy created?
Flashy was created on 2008-10-21.
Why is there a lag time between the peak rainfall and peak discharge on a hydrograph?
because there is
What is the flood routing types?
IS the technique of determining flood hydrograph at a section of river
What is Rainfall Peak?
The peak rainfall is the highest amount of rain in a place on a hydrograph.
How would the hydrograph of a large rainstorm change after urbanization of an area?
After urbanization of an area, the peak of a hydrograph of a large rainstorm would become higher and narrower. Urbanization is defined simply as more and more people living in urban areas.
What is peak rainfall mean?
The peak rainfall is the highest amount of rain in a place on a hydrograph.
