Encoding prior experts judgments to improve risk analysis of extreme hydrological events via POT modeling

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 283, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 1-18

  Parent, Eric ^a   Bernier, Jacques ^a  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Elicitation of prior expertise; Extreme value theory; Flood design; Monte Carlo methods; Peak over threshold model

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DATA REDUCTION; FLOODS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

PEAK OVER THRESHOLD (POT) MODELS;

HYDROLOGY;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RIVER FLOW;

EID: 0345447031     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(03)00080-5     Document Type: Article

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