How do the rain rates of sub-event intervals such as the maximum 5-and 15-min rates (I5 or I30) relate to the properties of the enclosing rainfall event?

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 2425-2439

  Dunkerley, David L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

I30; I5; Duration; Intensity; Rainfall climate; Rainfall event; Rainfall rate

Indexed keywords

DESCRIPTORS; EVENT-BASED; MEAN VALUES; PLUVIOGRAPH; RAIN EVENTS; RAIN RATES; RAINFALL EVENT; RAINFALL RATES; SOIL EROSION; WASH OFF;

DATA PROCESSING;

RAIN;

DATA PROCESSING; HYDROLOGY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SOIL EROSION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955486565     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7650     Document Type: Article

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