Develop a synthetic rainfall hyetograph for a 6 hr, 10-year rainfall event for Houston, TX using a time step of 30 min. Arrange to be an early peaking even

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Develop a synthetic rainfall hyetograph for a 6 hr, 10-year rainfall event for Houston, TX using a time step of 30 min. Arrange to be an early peaking event.


Houston, Texas, 1910–1951
20.0
Note:
Frequency analysis by
method of extreme values,
after Gumbel (1958)
Period return (yr)
15.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
10
15 20 30 40 60
3 4 5 6 8 10 12 18 24
(min)
(hr)
Duration
Rainfall intensity (in./hr)
2.
Transcribed Image Text:Houston, Texas, 1910–1951 20.0 Note: Frequency analysis by method of extreme values, after Gumbel (1958) Period return (yr) 15.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.08 0.06 0.04 0.02 10 15 20 30 40 60 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 18 24 (min) (hr) Duration Rainfall intensity (in./hr) 2.
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