12 - Depth-Area-Duration Relationships
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What does DAD stand for?
💡 Hint: What are the three components of the relationship?
Explain why DAD curves are important?
💡 Hint: Consider their application in water resource projects.
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What is the primary utility of DAD relationships?
💡 Hint: Think about water management systems.
True or False: DAD curves assume consistent rainfall behavior.
💡 Hint: Consider climate change impacts on data.
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Given a DAD curve for a region, if the rainfall depth is 100 mm over 1 km², calculate the expected depth for a 5 km² area using the DAD formulae you know.
💡 Hint: Remember how depth decreases as area increases.
Analyze how climate change can potentially alter DAD relationships in coastal versus inland regions.
💡 Hint: Consider the different impacts climate change might have.
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