The Recurrence of Drought as Conveyed Through the Return Period

question 84

Multiple Choice

The recurrence of drought as conveyed through the return period is expressed as

• A)(number of years of record)/ (rank for a specific precipitation event).
• B)(rank for a specific precipitation event)/ (number of years of record).
• C)(magnitude of a specific rainfall event)/ (duration of the rain event).
• D)(duration of the rain event)/ (magnitude of a specific rainfall event).

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