Estimation of extreme Indian monsoon rainfall

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 105-112

  Reeve, D E ^a  

^a Sir William Halcrow and Partners Ltd Consulting Engineers   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extreme distribution models; Extreme rainfall; Indian summer monsoon rainfall; Return periods

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAP METHOD; INDIAN SUMMER MONSOON; RETURN PERIOD ESTIMATION;

EID: 0029753273     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199601)16:1<105::AID-JOC983>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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