Suppose that rainfall intensity-duration-frequency data, for a region with a humid, temperate climate, can be described by the equation below: P= Kp D+b)° use the given constants, Kp = 30, a = 0.2, b = 0.05 h and c = 0.70 (with P in mm/h, D in h, and T, in years). %3D %3D Estimate the 50 year rainfall with a duration, D of 70 min. O None of the choices O 50 years O 1284 years O 57 years O 75 years Next Previous
Suppose that rainfall intensity-duration-frequency data, for a region with a humid, temperate climate, can be described by the equation below: P= Kp D+b)° use the given constants, Kp = 30, a = 0.2, b = 0.05 h and c = 0.70 (with P in mm/h, D in h, and T, in years). %3D %3D Estimate the 50 year rainfall with a duration, D of 70 min. O None of the choices O 50 years O 1284 years O 57 years O 75 years Next Previous
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![Suppose that rainfall intensity-duration-frequency data, for a region with a humid,
temperate climate, can be described by the equation below:
T
P= Kp
(D+b)°
use the given constants, K, = 30, a = 0.2, b = 0.05 h and c = 0.70 (with P in mm/h, D in h, and
%3D
%3D
%3D
Trin years).
Estimate the 50 year rainfall with a duration, D of 70 min.
O None of the choices
O 50 years
O 1284 years
O 57 years
O 75 years
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that rainfall intensity-duration-frequency data, for a region with a humid,
temperate climate, can be described by the equation below:
T
P= Kp
(D+b)°
use the given constants, K, = 30, a = 0.2, b = 0.05 h and c = 0.70 (with P in mm/h, D in h, and
%3D
%3D
%3D
Trin years).
Estimate the 50 year rainfall with a duration, D of 70 min.
O None of the choices
O 50 years
O 1284 years
O 57 years
O 75 years
« Previous
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