Investigate: Normalization?

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Answer the question: does it makes sense to normalize hydrograph data?

For example, should all flow hydrographs be rescaled from 0.0 to 1.0 by dividing by the maximum flow?

flow_normalized = flow / max(flow)

Similarly, should all stage hydrographs be converted to rescaled relative depth hydrographs by subtracting the minimum stage, then dividing by the maximum relative depth?

depth = stage - min(stage)
depth_normalized = depth / max(depth)

Should we also be using a relative approach for flow?

flow_relative = flow - min(flow)
flow_relative_normalized = flow_relative / max(flow_relative)