Frequency analysis of extreme rainfall using L-moment

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 219-230

  Lee, Soon H ^a   Maeng, Sung J ^b  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Water Resources Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Annual maximum daily rainfall; Design rainfall; L moment; L moment ratio diagram; Probability distribution; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144421616     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.90     Document Type: Article

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