Example figures: median of current velocity Q 0.50

Explanations

Median of current velocity within the period of data analysis.
Value of the current velocity, which is not exceeded by 50% of the time series values.

Examples

median of current velocity

Closely related quantities

• maximum current velocity
• residual current velocity
• mean magnitude of current velocity
• quantiles of current velocity Q 0.01, Q 0.05, Q 0.95, Q 0.99

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