Abstract
FLOOD STUDIES IN CALABAR METROPOLIS: THE MARKOV CHAIN APPROACH
Antigha Richard E. E.*, Ayotamuno M. J., Obio E. A. and Bassey I. E.
ABSTRACT
The Markovian principle was applied to study the Calabar Metropolis catchment so as to determine the influence of some hydraulic and hydrologic parameters on the rainfall-runoff processes in the Catchment. The model framework relied significantly on literature from Wang & Maritz (1990) and Chartfield (2004). The factor analysis approach was employed to discretize the chosen variables. The rotated component matrix showed velocity, drainage area and the degree of imperviousness to give the highest loading of 0.72, 0.95 and 0.82 to components 1,2 and 3 respectively. There was a very strong correlation between the cross sectional area of drain and discharge (r = 0.93, p
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