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;A<sub>c</sub> :Area of the catchment, whole contributing drainage area (usually in m<sup>2</sup>).
:run of side slopes in channel cross sections (length, but usually expressed as a ratio in relation to rise. e.g. where side side slopes = 1:3.5, m = 3.5)
;q
;A<sub>p</sub> :Area of the practice e.g. footprint area of a bioretention cell (usually in m<sup>2</sup>)
:infiltration rate in (length per time, usually mm/hr) (before or after application of safety factor?)
;R<sub>a</sub>
;d :Depth e.g. of an infiltration practice (units of length, usually mm or m)
:Existing rise of swale gradient (length, usually m)
;R<sub>b</sub>
;f :Infiltration rate (usually mm/hr)
:Rise of compensation gradient for an enhanced swale (length, usually m)
;SCF
;h :height (units of length)
:Safety correction factor (dimensionless)
;i :Thornthwaite monthly heat index (-)
;I :Thornthwaite annual heat index (-)
;L :Length, e.g. of a reach, channel or swale (usually in m)
;m :run of side slopes in channel cross sections (length, but usually expressed as a ratio in relation to rise. e.g. side slopes = 1:3, so m = 3)
;n :Manning's coefficient (unitless) Note: for clarity porosity is being expressed as 'void ratio' and sharing the notation V<sub>R</sub>
;N :Number of days in the month
;P :Perimeter of infiltration practice or swale x-section (m)
;q :Infiltration rate in (length per time, usually mm/hr)
;q':Infiltration coefficient in (length per time, usually mm/hr) after application of safety correction factor (SCF)
;Q<sub>p</sub> :Peak flow in units of volume per time (e.g. m<sup>3</sup>/s)
;R :Ratio of catchment (A<sub>c</sub>) to the practice footprint area (A<sub>p</sub>). ''syn.'' I/P ratio. For [[green roofs]] (and often permeable paving systems) this will be 1:1. In [[bioretention]] it may be 15 or 20 to 1.
;R<sub>a</sub> :Existing rise of swale gradient (length, usually m)
;R<sub>b</sub> :Rise of compensation gradient for an enhanced swale (length, usually m)
;RVC<sub>T</sub> :Runoff volume control target (as outlined by MOECC, units are mm)
;S<sub>0</sub> :Longitudinal slope (m/m, i.e. dimensionless)
;S<sub>T</sub> :Storage (m<sup>3</sup>)
;S<sub>x</sub> :Cross slope (m/m, i.e. dimensionless)
;SCF :Safety correction factor (dimensionless)
;t :time (usually in hrs)
;T :Temperature (°C)
;V :Volume (usually in m<sup>3</sup>)
;V<sub>R</sub> :Void ratio, as usually applied to aggregates and yard materials. In this guide, it is also applied to native soils in lieu of porosity (unit for both are vol/vol, i.e. dimensionless)
;y :Depth of water (L, usually m or sometimes mm)