The method of self-determined probability weighted moments revisited

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 268, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 177-191

  Whalen, Timothy M ^a   Savage, Gregory T ^a   Jeong, Garrett D ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extreme wind speed estimation; Flood peak analysis; Numerical methods; Parameter estimation; Self determined probability weighted moments

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FLOOD CONTROL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY;

NUMERICAL TABLES;

HYDROLOGY;

ALGORITHM; HYDROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 0036846849     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(02)00174-9     Document Type: Article

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