15.8.1 - Return Period (T)
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What is the formula for calculating the return period?
💡 Hint: Think about how we can derive it from years of data.
Name one probability distribution used in rainfall analysis.
💡 Hint: Consider common terms in statistics that relate to data patterns.
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What does the return period (T) estimate?
💡 Hint: Think about its role in predicting and planning for events.
True or False: The Gumbel Distribution is primarily used for modeling average rainfall.
💡 Hint: Remember what we want to predict with extremes.
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Given a dataset of 30 years, with the second-highest rainfall event occurring 12 years ago, calculate its return period.
💡 Hint: Use the ranking method and apply it to the return period formula.
If a hydrological model using Normal distribution predicts a significant skewed rainfall pattern in historical data, what implications would this have for the return period calculations?
💡 Hint: Consider how distribution fits relate to classic rainfall patterns.
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