Design Storms

French translation: orages prévisibles/pouvant être évalués

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English term or phrase:Design Storms
French translation:orages prévisibles/pouvant être évalués
Entered by: Thierry Darlis

23:09 Nov 14, 2013
English to French translations [PRO]
Geography
English term or phrase: Design Storms
report on hurricanes, storms
Thierry Darlis
United States
Local time: 11:57
orages prévisibles/pouvant être évalués
Explanation:
Design storm – precipitation pattern defined for use in the design of hydrologic system
Serves as an input to the hydrologic system
Can by defined by:
Hyetograph (time distribution of rainfall)
Isohyetal map (spatial distribution of rainfall)


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merci
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HERBET Abel
Local time: 17:57
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1averses de projet
Thierry Bourguet
4orages prévisibles/pouvant être évalués
HERBET Abel


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
design storms
averses de projet


Explanation:
Une averse de projet calcule les estimations de la hauteur et de la répartition d'une pluie sur un bassin donné, adoptées pour le calcul de la crue de projet.
http://www.aquaportail.com/definition-12837-averse-de-projet...

Pluie, observée ou hypothétique, sur laquelle on se base pour la conception d'un ouvrage hydraulique.
http://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?la...



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Averse de projet :
Averse de récurrence exceptionnelle dont les caractéristiques servent de modèle et/ou de base de calcul aux crues de projet.
http://books.google.fr/books?id=-6z8OxR-yfIC&pg=PA43&lpg=PA4...

Thierry Bourguet
France
Local time: 17:57
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
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  -> Merci Gilles.
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
design storms
orages prévisibles/pouvant être évalués


Explanation:
Design storm – precipitation pattern defined for use in the design of hydrologic system
Serves as an input to the hydrologic system
Can by defined by:
Hyetograph (time distribution of rainfall)
Isohyetal map (spatial distribution of rainfall)


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Note added at 4 days (2013-11-19 11:34:40 GMT) Post-grading
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merci

HERBET Abel
Local time: 17:57
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 12
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