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Record 1 1996-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Meteorology
  • Statistics
DEF

Series of values of independent events, such as floods, occurring above a base value selected, without regard to the number within a given period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Météorologie
  • Statistique
DEF

Série de valeurs d'événements indépendants, tels que des crues, prises au-dessus d'un seuil donné, sans considération du nombre d'occurrences dans une période donnée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Meteorología
  • Estadística
DEF

Serie de valores de sucesos independientes, como avenidas, cuya magnitud excede un valor base seleccionado, sin tener en cuenta el número de sucesos dentro de un período dado.

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