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API Method

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000168

In hydrologic terms, a statistical method to estimate the amount of surface runoff which will occur from a basin from a given rainstorm based on the antecedent precipitation index, physical characteristics of the basin, time of year, storm duration, rainfall amount, and rainfall intensity.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000168
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "API Method",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms, a statistical method to estimate the amount of surface runoff which will occur from a basin from a given rainstorm based on the antecedent precipitation index, physical characteristics of the basin, time of year, storm duration, rainfall amount, and rainfall intensity.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/api-method/"
}

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