Research Article
Systematic Evaluation of Satellite-Based Rainfall Products over the Brahmaputra Basin for Hydrological Applications
Table 1
Key hydrological characteristics of the Brahmaputra.
| | River basin |
| | Basin area (×103 km2) | 573 | | Average annual rainfall (mm) | 1,900 |
| | Characteristics at Bahadurabad |
| | Average annual discharge (m3/s) | 20,200 | | Discharge (m3/s) | | | Average flood | 70,000 | | Average low flow | 4,250 | Water level
(m from reference level) | | | Average maximum | 19.1 | | Average minimum | 13.6 |
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Source: Sarker et al., 2003 [31].
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