Chapter 12

Rainfall Frequency Analysis

Dawei Han

Abstract

<p>Like flood frequency analysis, individual rainfall event has a return period attached to it. Rainfall has two important attributes: depth and duration, hence rainfall frequency analysis involves the depthduration- frequency model (DDF). A DDF can be used to estimate design rainfall or to assess rarities of observed rainfall events.</p>

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