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DURATION-AREA CURVE [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
  • Water Supply
DEF

A curve which shows the area beneath a duration curve at any value of the flow, and is therefore the integral of duration with respect to streamflow. When the duration curve is plotted as a percentage of time, the resulting duration area shows the average flow available below a given discharge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
  • Alimentation en eau
DEF

Courbe qui donne l'aire au-dessous d'une courbe de débits classés en fonction d'une valeur choisie du débit et qui est, par conséquent, l'intégrale des débits classés par rapport au débit.

Spanish

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