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The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, AMS has a membership of more than 14,000 professionals, ...
Total volume of water that is discharged from a drainage area (watershed or catchment) and measured at a specified point on a stream or river during a year.
Industry:Weather
In hydrology, a series of data consisting of one value of a given parameter for each year.
Industry:Weather
In hydrology, a series of data consisting of the smallest values for each year.
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Within a prescribed annual period, the difference between the maximum and the minimum value of a given set of numbers or of a temporally varying function.
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In hydrology, a series of data consisting of the largest values for each year.
Industry:Weather
The highest flow at a point on a stream during any particular calendar year or water year. Flow may be expressed as maximum instantaneous stage or discharge, or the highest 24-h average. The annual flood need not exceed the established flood stage.
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A time series of the largest flood that occurs during every year of the record.
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In hydrology, a series of local maxima in a data record in which the number of local maxima is equal to the number of years of record.
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General terms for local winds or larger-scale wind systems (such as the monsoon, etesians, etc. ) that recur annually.
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