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dc.contributor.authorCarlson, Robert F.
dc.contributor.authorFox, Patricia M.
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-07T21:42:37Z
dc.date.available2013-03-07T21:42:37Z
dc.date.issued1978-06
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/1440
dc.descriptionProject Completion Report OWRT Contract No. 14-31-0001-5217 Grant No. B-030-ALASen_US
dc.description.abstractThis report summarizes work conducted with funds received from the Office of Water Research and Technology (OWRT), Project B-030-ALAS, Flood Frequency in Sparse-Data Regions. The study was conducted from July 1, 1974, to June 30, 1976, plus a one-year extension to June 30, 1977. The technical results are given in a number of publications which are referenced and abstracted here along with a presentation of the overall philosophy of the project and a coherent summary of the work. Alaska may be characterized, as can most northern areas, by a very sparse data collection network of hydrologic variables. In combination with several physical characteristics of northern hydrology, the sparse data network leads to a very difficult design circumstance. The most well known physical aspect of northern hydrology is permafrost. Other factors of importance are large elevation differences, regional inhomogeneity, high latitude, low temperatures, and the very dynamic nature of the spring breakup. These factors, in combination with the short data base in northern regions, cause hydrologic design to have a large degree of uncertainty.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe work upon which this completion report is based was supported by funds provided by the U. S. Department of the Interior, Office of Water Research and Technology, as authorized under the Water Resources Research Act of 1964, Public Law 88-379, as amended.en_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alaska, Institute of Water Resourcesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIWR;no. 94
dc.subjecthydrologic designen_US
dc.subjectnorthern hydrologyen_US
dc.subjectpermafrosten_US
dc.titleFlood Frequency Design in Sparse-data Regionsen_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US
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