Example figures: Tide 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.

Remark: The mean value is only computed at locations where all events have occurred within the period of data analysis.

Examples

tide period	maximum tide period

mean tide period	minimum tide period

Closely related quantities

• flood period
• ebb period
• flood period : tide period
• ebb period : tide period

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