From 9ed8686389176ab78aaccc98e0afba81ff7f7755 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Garlick Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:22:56 +0100 Subject: doc: Elaborate on selection of water levels. * doc/fullswof-utils.texi (Theory): Add description of set of levels. --- doc/fullswof-utils.texi | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/fullswof-utils.texi b/doc/fullswof-utils.texi index 03e5e9d..b98e587 100644 --- a/doc/fullswof-utils.texi +++ b/doc/fullswof-utils.texi @@ -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 -- cgit