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authorPaul Garlick <pgarlick@tourbillion-technology.com>2020-07-24 09:22:56 +0100
committerPaul Garlick <pgarlick@tourbillion-technology.com>2020-07-24 09:22:56 +0100
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doc: Elaborate on selection of water levels.
* doc/fullswof-utils.texi (Theory): Add description of set of levels.
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@@ -430,12 +430,13 @@ Discharge and slope are then related by the expression
@math{Q = K S@sup{1/2}}.
@end indentedblock
-In order to generate data for the rating curve the conveyance and
-discharge are calculated for a set of water levels within the minimum to
-maximum range. At each level the wetted perimeter and the
-cross-sectional area are calculated. From these values the hydraulic
-radius is calculated, allowing the conveyance to be determined.
-Finally, the discharge is calculated from the conveyance.
+In order to generate data for the rating curves the conveyance and
+discharge are calculated for a set of water levels for each panel. The
+set of levels spans the range between the minimum height and the maximum
+height. At each level the wetted perimeter and the cross-sectional area
+are calculated. From these values the hydraulic radius is calculated,
+allowing the conveyance to be determined. Finally, the discharge is
+calculated from the conveyance.
@node Demos, GNU Free Documentation License, Boundary Definition File, Top
@comment node-name, next, previous, up