The rainfall on five successive days in a catchment were measured as 3, 8, 12, 6 and 2 cm. If the total runoff at the outlet from the catchment was 15 cm, the value of the -index (in mm/hour) is (a) 0.0 (b) 1.04 (c) 1.53 (d) Sufficient information not available

The rainfall on five successive days in a catchment were measured as 3, 8, 12, 6 and 2 cm. If the total runoff at the outlet from the catchment was 15 cm, the value of the -index (in mm/hour) is (a) 0.0 (b) 1.04 (c) 1.53 (d) Sufficient information not available

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The rainfall on five successive days in a catchment
were measured as 3, 8, 12, 6 and 2 cm. If the
total runoff at the outlet from the catchment was
15 cm, the value of the -index (in mm/hour) is
(a) 0.0
(b) 1.04
(c) 1.53
(d) Sufficient information not available

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