Estimation of reservoir yield and storage distribution using moments analysis

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 182, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 259-275

  Fletcher, S G ^a   Ponnambalam, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

DOUBLE BOUNDED DENSITY FUNCTION; INFLOW DISTRIBUTION; STORAGE STATE DISTRIBUTION;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ANALYSIS; RESERVOIRS;

MOMENT ANALYSIS; RESERVOIR STORAGE; RESERVOIR YIELD;

EID: 0030198759     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(95)02946-X     Document Type: Article

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