Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
fréquence de non-dépassement
English translation:
non-flooding frequency
Added to glossary by
Claire Cox
Oct 10, 2006 16:24
17 yrs ago
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fréquence de non-dépassement
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This is a heading on one axis of a graph for the flow rate of the River XXXX; the other heading is débit journalier, or daily flow rate.
The graph as a whole is entitled "Débits de la XXXX pour différentes periodes".
I can't get my head round what's meant by non-dépassement: non-flood frequency?
Many thanks for any suggestions.
The graph as a whole is entitled "Débits de la XXXX pour différentes periodes".
I can't get my head round what's meant by non-dépassement: non-flood frequency?
Many thanks for any suggestions.
Proposed translations
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| 2 +2 | frequency of non-overflowing/flooding |
Carol Gullidge
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| 4 | recurrence of non- drifting or recurrence of no drift |
telefpro
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| 4 | curve? |
Bourth (X)
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Proposed translations
+2
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Carol Gullidge
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poetically precise prose with... panache
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frequency of non-overflowing/flooding
that's what it sounds like: How often it doesn't flood/overflow
a bit of a non-event!
a bit of a non-event!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Cetacea
: with "frequency of non-flooding". See e.g. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=dtx&gage=bl...
1 hr
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thanks for that, Cetacea!
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Virgile
12 hrs
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thanks, Virgile
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Carol - very much a non-event...."
16 mins
recurrence of non- drifting or recurrence of no drift
I hope it would help you
4 hrs
curve?
What sort of curve is plotted?
I too am having trouble getting my head around what is meant. All I can imagine is that the "débit journalier" is not an ACTUAL daily flow rate but a theoretical one, and the other axis is the frequency at which this flow rate is not exceeded.
So, if you have the "débit journalier" increasing constantly from left to right at an angle of 45°, say, you could have a line sloping the other way, showing the frequency at which it is not exceeded; a higher flow rate would be "not exceeded" at a much higher frequency than a lower flow rate.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-10-10 20:53:26 GMT)
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In "normal" hydrology, people would be interested in the expected frequency of flooding, and therefore the frequency at which flow rates exceed a given value. These days, though, it is entirely possible that hydrologists spend as much time calculating drought risks, i.e. the inverse of the frequency of a "flood" value being exceeded, or the frequency of the minimum level which will sustain river flow not being reached.
Can't think of a nice way to say it though. "Shortfall frequency"?
I too am having trouble getting my head around what is meant. All I can imagine is that the "débit journalier" is not an ACTUAL daily flow rate but a theoretical one, and the other axis is the frequency at which this flow rate is not exceeded.
So, if you have the "débit journalier" increasing constantly from left to right at an angle of 45°, say, you could have a line sloping the other way, showing the frequency at which it is not exceeded; a higher flow rate would be "not exceeded" at a much higher frequency than a lower flow rate.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-10-10 20:53:26 GMT)
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In "normal" hydrology, people would be interested in the expected frequency of flooding, and therefore the frequency at which flow rates exceed a given value. These days, though, it is entirely possible that hydrologists spend as much time calculating drought risks, i.e. the inverse of the frequency of a "flood" value being exceeded, or the frequency of the minimum level which will sustain river flow not being reached.
Can't think of a nice way to say it though. "Shortfall frequency"?
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