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Flow duration curve

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001017

In hydrologic terms, a cumulative frequency curve that shows the percentage of time that specified discharges are equaled or exceeded.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001017
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001017",
  "term": "Flow duration curve",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Flow Duration Curve",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms, a cumulative frequency curve that shows the percentage of time that specified discharges are equaled or exceeded.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/flow-duration-curve/"
}

Record 3,649 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.