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adapted the United States Soil Conservation Service (SCS) method for 
            
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estimating storm runoff volume and peak discharge from small 
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estimating storm runoff volume and peak discharge from small 
            
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catchments in southern Africa. The tables were digitised from a 
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catchments in southern Africa. The tables were digitised from a 
            
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scanned copy of the report and checked against the page images. The 
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scanned copy of the report and checked against the page images. The 
            
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core table listed the driver rainfall station for each of 712 climatic 
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core table listed the driver rainfall station for each of 712 climatic 
            
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zones in southern Africa, with its South African Weather Bureau 
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zones in southern Africa, with its South African Weather Bureau 
            
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binomial classification. The remaining tables gave runoff Curve 
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four synthetic design rainfall distributions with their regression 
            
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constants, and the autographic rainfall stations used to regionalise 
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them. Each value carries its source page. Two independent OCR reads 
            
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applied. Cells that remained uncertain were flagged in a verification 
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applied. Cells that remained uncertain were flagged in a verification 
            
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sheet. Design rainfall maps, the climatic zone map, and the appendices 
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sheet. Design rainfall maps, the climatic zone map, and the appendices 
            
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