Extending flood-frequency graphs by comparison with rainfall
Flood discharge is the consequence of many contributing hydrologic events which may be presumed to occur fortuitously and independently, such that the probability of a given flood is the product of the probability of each independent contributing event. Of the many factors that lead to a flood, the two most prominent are (1) storm rainfall and (2) the "antecedent conditions" (3.g., conditions of the soil encountered by the rainstorm).
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1955 |
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Title | Extending flood-frequency graphs by comparison with rainfall |
DOI | 10.3133/ofr5590 |
Authors | W. B. Langbein |
Publication Type | Report |
Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Series Title | Open-File Report |
Series Number | 55-90 |
Index ID | ofr5590 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |