FDC {FlowScreen}

Flow Duration Curve

Description

Produces a flow duration curve plot with optional Gustard type-curves that can be used to estimate catchment permeability.

Usage

FDC(flow, title = NULL, normal = FALSE, gust = TRUE)

Arguments

flow

daily streamflow time series

title

character string for plot title

normal

boolean indicating whether to plot on normal probability axis (normal=TRUE) or linear probability axis (default, normal=FALSE)

gust

boolean indicating whether to plot Gustard type curves.

Author(s)

Paul Whitfield

References

Gustard, A., Bullock, A., and Dixon, J.M. (1992). Report No. 108: Low flow estimation in the United Kingdom. Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Institute of Hydrology.

Examples

data(caniapiscau)
caniapiscau <- subset(caniapiscau, !is.na(caniapiscau$Flow))
FDC(caniapiscau$Flow, title="Caniapiscau River")