Exam 3 Vocab Flashcards
The most common means used to indicate the probability of an event is to assign a return period, this is sometimes called a what?
Recurrence interval
The probability that the event is equaled or exceeded in any one given year
1/T
Probability of non-exceedance in a any year
(1-(1/T))
Probability of non-exceedance in n years
(1-(1/T))^n
Probability of a T storm occuring in n years
1 - (1-(1/T))^n1
i =a/(t+b)^n
what unit is t?
minutes
What is NRCS
National resources conservation service
Also known as SCS
They make synthetic hydrographs
What is the purpose of the synthetic rainfall distribution (scs)
to approximate the temporal variation of the storm
Huff distribution
1st quartile storms are intense early
4th quartile storms are most intense later
Factors that affect Tc
surface roughness
rainfall intensity
distances
slopes
As time of concentration decreases, peak flow blank?
increases
Types of surface runoff
Sheet flow
shallow concentration
open channel
Max distance of sheet flow
100 feet
What is the difference between an open channel and a shallow concentrated flow
A shallow concentrated cross-sectional area is not defined
What design storm is used for sheet flow NRCS method
depth for 2 year 24 hr