Preliminary flood frequency estimates for Lebanon;Estimations préliminaires de fréquence des crues au Liban

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 659-676

  Sene, K J ^a   Houghton carr, H A ^a   Hachache, A ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Litani River Authority   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Flood frequency estimation; GEV distribution; Israel; Lebanon; Mean annual flood; Probability weighted moments; Regional growth curve; Return period

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; FLOODS; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

GENERALIZED EXTREME VALUE DISTRIBUTION;

HYDROLOGY;

FLOOD FLOW; FLOOD FREQUENCY;

ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD FREQUENCY; PEAK FLOW; RETURN PERIOD;

ISRAEL; LEBANON;

EID: 0035471208     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626660109492863     Document Type: Article

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