Sentence examples for portion of rainfall from inspiring English sources
This model is built around a production function that defines the net storm rainfall (portion of rainfall during a storm which reaches a stream channel as direct runoff) from the total rainfall (observed rainfall in the catchment) and a transfer function based on the most complete possible definition of the surface drainage system.
The "built environment," however, is characterized by impervious surfaces (surfaces that don't absorb water), so that a large portion of rainfall or snow melt becomes storm water runoff.
A very small portion of the rainfall over the catchment is converted to surface run-off and finally reaches the water bodies.
The comparison of the two graphs allows an inference of how a large portion of the rainfall flow in the conserved vereda is consumed by vegetation evapotranspiration, although the conserved vereda also maintains the base flow during the dry season.
In the northern portions of Galveston County, rainfall was generally at least 12 inches, which a peak of 20 inches in Friendswood.
However, across the central portion of the state, rainfall from the system was less than expected.
The system produced moderate to heavy rainfall across the western portion of Alaska, including daily rainfall records of 1.15 inches (29 mm) at Bethel and 0.67 inches (17 mm) at Kotzebue.
However, a substantial portion of any hurricane's rainfall occurs in its tail, during which there were no measurements.
In the northern portion of the island, the rainfall caused a mudslides that buried an automobile, which killed its driver.
Through the Midwestern United States, Juan dropped over 4 inches of rainfall in portions of Kentucky, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
As a weak tropical depression, the storm brought 5-10 inches of rainfall to portions of the Leeward Islands, including St. Kitts and St . Martin
