Use of a two-component exponential distribution in partial duration modelling of hydrological droughts in Zimbabwean rivers;Utilisation d'une distribution exponentielle à deux composantes pour la modélisation de la durée des étiages de rivières du Zimbabwe

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 285-298

  Kjeldsen, T R ^a   Lundorf, A ^a   Rosbjerg, D ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RIVERS;

PARTIAL DURATION MODELING; TWO COMPONENT EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTION; ZIMBABWEAN RIVERS;

HYDROLOGY;

DROUGHT; NUMERICAL METHOD; RIVER FLOW;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0034015015     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626660009492325     Document Type: Article

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