en:hydro:max-precipitation

Maximum precipitation

The maximum precipitation observed world-wide is bound upwards by an enveloppe curve like:

$R = 425 * D^{0.47}$

where

$R$ = maximum recorded rainfall depth in [mm]

$D$ = duration of rainfall in [hours]

Example:

$R(3) = 425*24^{0.47} = 712 mm$

en/hydro/max-precipitation.txt · Last modified: 2016/07/09 21:09 (external edit)