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average frequency of occurrence

The average number of years between storms that will produce rainfall rates equaling or exceeding a given amount; sometimes called the return period.

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Quantile estimation of AMT in region 3 using the pdf parameters computed for each station Parameters Station Mean Location Scale Shape ([zeta]) ([alfa]) ([kappa]) 22015020 32.99 32.705 0.895 -0.184 22025010 32.04 31.858 0.724 -0.149 22045010 34.64 34.452 0.749 -0.145 22055020 36.95 36.929 0.757 -0.014 22055030 37.57 37.603 0.571 0.039 22065040 34.01 34.098 0.558 0.095 Return Period Station Tr 5 Tr 10 Tr 50 Tr 100 years years years years 22015020 34.12 35.13 37.80 39.18 22025010 32.97 33.74 35.67 36.63 22045010 35.60 36.39 38.37 39.35 22055020 37.99 38.62 39.96 40.53 22055030 38.37 38.81 39.67 40.01 22065040 34.82 35.21 35.91 36.18 Source: authors' own elaboration Table 3.

Adaptacion del metodo de los L-moments para la regionalizacion de temperaturas anuales maximas en Colombia

The e-tailer recently cut down the return period on products (electronics, smartphones and books) from 30 days to 10 days.

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In the multivariate domain for deriving DFH, the return period must be defined in terms of the acceptable risk for the reservoir.

Deriving Design Flood Hydrograph Based on Conditional Distribution: A Case Study of Danjiangkou Reservoir in Hanjiang Basin

Shops which let you return items can some-times change their return conditions during the sales, for example a return period of 28 days may change to 14 days.

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* Fund Inception Date = < 12/31/1999 (For a true picture of a 15-year return period comparison, as anything shorter than 10 years, I believe, can easily be misinterpreted.)

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Based on their analysis, AIR found that out of 73 gauge stations in South Carolina, six had flows with return periods of 20 to 50 years, three had flows with return periods of 50 to 100 years, two had flows with return periods of 100 to 500 years, and one had a return period flow that exceeded 500 years.

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Secondly, the aim of this study is to predict the return period from ozone exceedances.

Seasonal variation and statistical distribution of surface ozone concentration in Malaysia: a case study in TanjongMalim

The Hershfield method [13][14] was used to estimate the Probable maximum precipitation and Gumbel method was used to compute the one day maximum rainfall for different return period i.e.

AN APPRAISAL OF STATISTICALLY APPROACHES FOR ESTIMATION OF PROBABLE MAXIMUM PRECIPTATION IN HIGHLAND CLIMATIC ZONE OF PAKISTAN

If the retailer fails to tell you clearly about that right, the return period extends to a year.

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The quantity [X.sup.p] satisfy P(X > [X.sup.p]) = 1 - F(x;[mu], [sigma], [xi]) = p, for 0 < p < 1, where [X.sup.p] is the return level associated with the return period 1/p.

Modelling tail behavior of returns using the generalized extreme value distribution

The return period of drought events, defined as the average elapsed time between occurrences with a certain or greater magnitude, is traditionally calculated using a univariate distribution [28].

Drought analysis for Kuwait using standardized precipitation index

Wise consumers will wait until the coming days to begin their return period -- avoiding the initial rush -- but won't drag it out too long since stores can limit when you can bring back an item.