Treatment of zeroes in tail modeling of low flows

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-27

  Durrans, S Rocky ^a   Ouarda, Taha B M J ^b   Rasmussen, Peter F ^b   Bobée, Bernard ^b  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

LOW FLOWS; WEIBULL TAIL MODEL;

STREAM FLOW;

DATA SET; FLOW MODELING; LOW FLOW; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 0033035532     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(1999)4:1(19)     Document Type: Article

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