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Caudal firme

English translation: steady flow

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Spanish term or phrase:Caudal firme
English translation:steady flow
Entered by: Juan L. Mera F.

16:32 Jul 14, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation / Power Plant Risk Analisys
Spanish term or phrase: Caudal firme
Hablando de la hidrología de una cuenca, se traduce como steady flow, stable flow...?

Area de la cuenca: 4322 km2
Caudal medio mensual: 83.65 m3/s
Caudal firme (90%): 35 m3/s

Gracias!
Juan L. Mera F.
Ecuador
Local time: 16:27
steady flow
Explanation:
much more idiomatic, in my opinion

Mike

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Note added at 5 days (2011-07-19 17:52:35 GMT) Post-grading
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ocn mucho gusto, Juan - Mike
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 17:27
Grading comment
Estimado Michael, muchas gracias.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2steady flow
Michael Powers (PhD)
3 +2baseline flow rate
meirs
3baseflow or base flow (Q90)
K Donnelly


  

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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
baseline flow rate


Explanation:
in other words, guaranteed not to be lower than that, with 90% confidence level.
Note: caudal is flow rate - not just flow

meirs
Israel
Local time: 00:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 90

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agree  Neil Ashby
6 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  bigedsenior
14 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
baseflow or base flow (Q90)


Explanation:
Base flow is sustained, low or fair-weather flow of a stream; base flow generally is derived from groundwater inputs to the stream channel.

http://www.wou.edu/las/physci/taylor/g322/Osterkamp_2008_USG...

For this study we have selected the Q90, or the flow value exceeded 90 percent of the time, as the low-flow parameter.

http://www.isws.illinois.edu/pubdoc/MP/ISWSMP-181.pdf

K Donnelly
United States
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 9
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
steady flow


Explanation:
much more idiomatic, in my opinion

Mike

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Note added at 5 days (2011-07-19 17:52:35 GMT) Post-grading
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ocn mucho gusto, Juan - Mike

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 17:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 74
Grading comment
Estimado Michael, muchas gracias.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cranesfreak: it sounds good to me
3 mins
  -> Thank you, cranesfreak - Mike
agree  Arlete Moraes
11 mins
  -> Thank you, Ariete - Mike
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