Example figures: mean flood current velocity

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

mean flood current velocity	mean flood current velocity (maximum)

mean flood current velocity (mean)	mean flood current velocity (minimum)

Remark: Magnitude corresponds to the mean value of all flood current velocity magnitudes. Direction gives mean flow direction during flood current. Mean flood current velocity is always larger or equal than residual flood current velocity.

Closely related quantities

• mean ebb current velocity
• maximum flood current velocity
• residual flood current velocity (from vector addition)
• mean flood current : mean tide current

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