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Flood frequency curve

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000996

In hydrologic terms,
(1) A graph showing the number of times per year on the average, plotted as abscissa, that floods of magnitude, indicated by the
ordinate, are equaled or exceeded.
(2) A similar graph but with recurrence intervals of floods plotted as abscissa.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000996
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000996",
  "term": "Flood frequency curve",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Flood Frequency Curve",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms,\n(1) A graph showing the number of times per year on the average, plotted as abscissa, that floods of magnitude, indicated by the\nordinate, are equaled or exceeded.\n(2) A similar graph but with recurrence intervals of floods plotted as abscissa.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/flood-frequency-curve/"
}

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