Nonparametric kernel estimation of low flow quantiles

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 185, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 335-348

  Guo, S L ^a,b   Kachroo, R K ^a   Mngodo, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR STATISTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

FLOOD DISCHARGES; NONPARAMETRIC KERNEL ESTIMATION MODEL; WEIBULL MODELS;

FLOODS;

DATA; FLOODING; FLOW; SIMULATION-MONTE CARLO;

FLOW MODEL; KERNEL ESTIMATION; LOW FLOW;

EID: 0030274087     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(95)02956-7     Document Type: Article

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