Regionalization of low-flow frequency estimates: An Alabama case study

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-37

  Durrans, S Rocky ^b   Tomic, Sasa ^a  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Log Pearson Type 3; Low flow; Parameter estimation; Regional analysis; Statistics; Surface water hydrology

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STATISTICS; SURFACE WATERS;

ALABAMA; LOG PEARSON TYPE 3; LOW FLOW; REGIONAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY;

STREAM FLOW;

EID: 0030087555     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1996.tb03431.x     Document Type: Article

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