Rainfall depth-duration-frequency relationships for South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 78-84

  Raiford, J P ^a   Aziz, N M ^a   Khan, A A ^a   Powell, D N ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensity duration frequency curves; Isopluvial maps; Maximum annual precipitation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; AREAL INTERPOLATION; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROBABILITY;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34047175956     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2007.78.84     Document Type: Article

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