An isolated storm in a catchment produced a runoff of 3.5 cm. The mass curve of the average rainfall depth over the catchment was as below. Calculate the index for the storm. Time (hour) Accumulated Average Rainfall (cm/h) 2 3 4 5 6. 0.5 1.65 3.55 5.65 6.80 7.75

An isolated storm in a catchment produced a runoff of 3.5 cm. The mass curve of the average rainfall depth over the catchment was as below. Calculate the index for the storm. Time (hour) Accumulated Average Rainfall (cm/h) 2 3 4 5 6. 0.5 1.65 3.55 5.65 6.80 7.75

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An isolated storm in a catchment produced a runoff of 3.5 cm. The mass curve of the
average rainfall depth over the catchment was as below. Calculate the index for the
storm.
Time
2
3
4 5
(hour)
Accumulated Average
Rainfall (cm/h)
0.5
1.65
3.55
5.65
6.80
7.75

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