Question: 8 . 2 . 1 Consider a 1 0 km 2 catchment receiving rainfall with intensity that varies from 0 to 3 0 mm /

8.2.1 Consider a 10 km2 catchment receiving rainfall with intensity that varies from 0 to 30 mm/hr in a linear fashion for the first 6 hours. Then, rainfall intensity stays constant at 25 mm/hr over the next 6 hours before it stops. During the rainfall period of 12 hours, the rate of surface runoff from the catchment increases linearly from 0 at t =0 hr to 30 mm/hr at t =12 hr.
Assume that hydrologic losses, such as infiltration, evaporation, etc. are negligible in the catchment. Determine the time when the surface runoff ends, if surface runoff decreases linearly to zero from 25 mm/hr at t =12 hr.
At what time does the total storage in the catchment reach its maximum and what is the corresponding storage (in km3)?
Identify the times at which the rate of increase and decrease in storage are the largest.

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