A Monte Carlo comparison of parametric and nonparametric estimation of flood frequencies

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 108, Issue C, 1989, Pages 295-308

  Adamowski, Kaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOOD MAGNITUDE; NONPARAMETRIC ESTIMATION; PARAMETERIC ESTIMATION;

MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS--MONTE CARLO METHODS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FLOOD FREQUENCIES;

FLOODS;

EID: 0024855310     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(89)90290-4     Document Type: Article

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