Example figures: Flood period

Explanations

• left top: value of characteristic number for a single event.
• left bottom: mean value of the characteristic number within the period of data analysis.
• right top: maximum value of the characteristic number within the period of data analysis.
• right bottom: minimum value of the characteristic number within the period of data analysis.

Examples

flood period	maximum flood period
flood period of one specific tide	maximum value of flood period within the period of data analysis

mean flood period	minimum flood period
mean value of flood period within the period of data analysis	minimum value of flood period within the period of data analysis

Closely related quantities

• ebb period
• tide period
• mean flood water level
• flood period : tide period
• ebb period : tide period
• flood period : ebb period

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