Presentation and review of some methods for regional flood frequency analysis

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 186, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 63-84

  Bobee B ^a   Mathier, L ^a   Perron, H ^a   Trudel, P ^a   Rasmussen, P F ^a   Cavadias, G ^a   Bernier, J ^a   Nguyen, V T V ^a   Pandey, G ^a   Ashkar, F ^a   Ouarda, T B M J ^a   Adamowski, K ^a   Alila, Y ^a   Daviau, J L ^a   Gingras, D ^a   Liang, G C ^a   Rousselle, J ^a   Birikundavyi, S ^a   Ribeiro Correa J ^a   Roy, R ^a   Pilon, P J ^a   more..

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DURATION SERIES; FLOOD; FLOOD ESTIMATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; NATURAL HAZARD;

ESTIMATION; FLOW OF WATER; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

REGIONAL ESTIMATION METHODS; REGIONAL FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS;

FLOODS;

EID: 0030291464     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03042-9     Document Type: Article

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