recurrence interval

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recurrence interval [ri′kər·əns ′int·ər·vəl]

(hydrology)

The average time interval between occurrences of a hydrologic event, such as a flood, of a given or greater magnitude.

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No references found			Geological Survey engineers got around to calculating the so-called recurrence interval for the 2006 flood, they said the Susquehanna had not been that high--at the sites of the present-day Unadilla and Conklin, N. After the flood, housing experts broke the mold: last spring's floods ... by Segelken, Roger / Human Ecology At the 3-month recurrence interval level, [approximately equal to] 4 positive signals will occur per year by chance, whereas at the 2-year level, only 1 positive signal expected by chance will occur every 2 years. Simulated anthrax attacks and syndromic surveillance by Platt, Richard / Emerging Infectious Diseases For the stations in the upper Chehalis River, flood peaks were twice the previous flood of record and estimated to have a recurrence interval of 500-years. Weyerhaeuser Report on Washington and Oregon December 2007 Storm Now ... by Business Wire			Rectilinear style rectilinear system rectilinear tracery rectiliner lens recto Recto, Claro Mayo rectocele rector rectorite rectory Rectrices rectrix rectum rectus rectus abdominis rectus femoris rectus oculi recumbent recumbent fold recuperability recuperative air heater Recuperator Recurrence Recurrence Formula recurrence formula methods recurrence interval recurrence rate recurrence relation recurrent backcrossing recurrent folding recurrent nova recurrent parent Recurrent Sequence recurrent transformation recurring continued fraction recurring decimal recurring demand recurring issue recurse recurse subdirectories recursion recursion formula recursion relation recursion theory recursive recursive acronym recursive definition recursive descent parser recursive filter Recursive Function Recursive Functional Algorithmic Language			recuperative recuperative recuperative recuperative air heater Recuperative Flameless Thermal Oxidation Recuperator Recuperator Recuperatores recuperators recuperators recuperatory recuperatory recuperatory recur recur recur recur recur Recure Recureless recurred recurred recurred recurrence recurrence recurrence recurrence Recurrence equation Recurrence Formula recurrence formula methods recurrence interval Recurrence or Persistence Recurrence Plot Quantification Recurrence quantification analysis recurrence rate Recurrence Rate Data Recurrence relation Recurrence relations recurrence risk recurrence risk recurrence risk recurrence risk Recurrence time Recurrences Recurrences Recurrences Recurrences Recurrendum est ad extraordinarium quando non valet ordinarium recurrent recurrent recurrent recurrent Recurrent Abdominal Pain Recurrent abortion Recurrent abortion Recurrent abortion Recurrent Active Rheumatic Fever Recurrent Acute Otitis Media Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis Recurrent airway obstruction Recurrent airway obstruction

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