Reports and manuals

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Keywords: hydrometry, operational hydrology, measurement, hydrological service

Guide to Hydrological Practices Volume I: Hydrology – From Measurement to Hydrological Information WMO-No. 168, published in 2008 The guide provides recommendations on the following aspects: 1.

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Keywords: operational hydrology, hydrological service, governance

WMO-No. 1003, published in 2006 The guidelines provide recommendations for the water professionals involved in national hydrological services. The guidelines contain information about the following aspects: 1. I....

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Keywords: Low flow, discharge prediction, drought

WMO-No. 1029, published in 2008 The manual provides current knowledge about the analytical methods to predict low flows. Such predictions are useful for water resources planning and water resources management. The manua....

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Keywords: Flood, flood forecasting, manual

The Manual on flood forecasting and warning has been prepared by WMO in 2011. The manual provides an introduction to the problem of flood forecasting and warning and further provides guidance to build a flood forecasting system. The a....

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Keywords: gauging, stream gauging, discharge measurement

WMO-No. 1044, published in 2010nt The manual provides information about stream gauging techniques. The current report is updated in 2010. This volume of the manual provides information about fieldwork related to stream....

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Keywords: glossary, hydrology

International Glossary of Hydrology WMO-No. 385 Published by WMO - World Meteorological Organization, 2012 (ISBN 978-92-63-03385-8) and UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

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Keywords: gauging, stream gauging, discharge measurement

WMO-No. 1044, published in 2010, Volume 2 The manual provides information about discharge computing techniques. The current report is updated in 2010. This volume of the manual provides information about discharge comp....

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Keywords: Precipitation, PMP, design rainfall

WMO-No. 1045, published in 2009 The manual provides information about estimation of probable maximum precipitation, a term used in flood management Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) is a term widely used in flood ma....

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Keywords: discharge, measurement, velocity-area

Discharge determination techniques Techniques used for calculating discharge based on the measurements of one or more ancillary variables. Please select a method 1.