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äkktulv

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ID 736516 Last modified 11.08.2016
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Domain hydrography & oceanography
  • jõe või oja kiire ja suhteliselt lühiaegne ebaregulaarne veetõus ja sellele järgnev alanemine, tekib suure vihma või sula aegu
  • a sudden, localized flood of great volume and short duration, typically caused by unusually heavy rain in a semiarid area
  • sudden flood of short duration and abrupt rise with a relatively high peak discharge (rate of flow), usually resulting from a very high intensity of rainfall over a small area
äkktulv
Usage examples
  • Äkktulvad tekivad enamjaolt sellistel mägistel aladel, kus pinnavee vooluhulk on suur või vesi voolab kitsastes kanjonites ja esineb tugevaid äikeseid. Äkktulvad püsivad tavaliselt lühikest aega.
flash flood
Usage examples
  • Throughout the Community different types of floods occur, such as river floods, flash floods, urban floods and floods from the sea in coastal areas.

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