Simulation, Bayes, and bootstrap in statistical hydrology

Water Resources Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 439-448

  Fortin, Vincent ^a   Bernier, Jacques ^a   Bobée, Bernard ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN STATISTICS; BOOTSTRAP METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL HYDROLOGY;

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; HYDROLOGY;

BAYESIAN PERSPECTIVE; FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; NON-PARAMETRIC BAYESIAN; PARAMETRIC DISTRIBUTIONS; PARAMETRIC SIMULATIONS; PREDICTIVE DISTRIBUTIONS; STATISTICAL HYDROLOGIES; STATISTICAL SIMULATION;

SAMPLING;

EID: 0030620411     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR03355     Document Type: Article

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