From generalized Pareto to extreme values law: Scaling properties and derived features

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D20, 2001, Pages 24063-24070

  Salvadori, Gianfausto ^a,b   De Michele, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHOD; POWER LAW; RAINFALL;

EID: 0035201796     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900091     Document Type: Article

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