Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Caudal firme
English translation:
steady flow
Added to glossary by
Juan L. Mera F.
Jul 14, 2011 16:32
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Ecuador
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Caudal firme
Spanish to English
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Power Plant Risk Analisys
Hablando de la hidrología de una cuenca, se traduce como steady flow, stable flow...?
Area de la cuenca: 4322 km2
Caudal medio mensual: 83.65 m3/s
Caudal firme (90%): 35 m3/s
Gracias!
Area de la cuenca: 4322 km2
Caudal medio mensual: 83.65 m3/s
Caudal firme (90%): 35 m3/s
Gracias!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | steady flow |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 3 +2 | baseline flow rate |
meirs
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| 3 | baseflow or base flow (Q90) |
K Donnelly
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Proposed translations
+2
2 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
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US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
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Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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74
Selected
steady flow
much more idiomatic, in my opinion
Mike
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Note added at 5 days (2011-07-19 17:52:35 GMT) Post-grading
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ocn mucho gusto, Juan - Mike
Mike
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Note added at 5 days (2011-07-19 17:52:35 GMT) Post-grading
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ocn mucho gusto, Juan - Mike
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Estimado Michael, muchas gracias."
+2
59 mins
baseline flow rate
in other words, guaranteed not to be lower than that, with 90% confidence level.
Note: caudal is flow rate - not just flow
Note: caudal is flow rate - not just flow
2 hrs
K Donnelly
United States
United States
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United States
Reliable and professional
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Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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9
baseflow or base flow (Q90)
Base flow is sustained, low or fair-weather flow of a stream; base flow generally is derived from groundwater inputs to the stream channel.
http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/g322/Osterkamp_2008_USG...
For this study we have selected the Q90, or the flow value exceeded 90 percent of the time, as the low-flow parameter.
http://www.isws.illinois.edu/pubdoc/MP/ISWSMP-181.pdf
http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/g322/Osterkamp_2008_USG...
For this study we have selected the Q90, or the flow value exceeded 90 percent of the time, as the low-flow parameter.
http://www.isws.illinois.edu/pubdoc/MP/ISWSMP-181.pdf
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