Mapping regional precipitation intensity duration frequency estimates

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 157-170

  Watkins Jr , David W ^a   Link, Greg A ^b   Johnson, Dennis ^c  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b Wade Trim and Associates   (United States)

^c JUNIATA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Intensity duration frequency relationship; Isopluvial map; Regional frequency analysis; Stormwater management

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FLOODS; INTERPOLATION; MAPPING; MAPS; VISUALIZATION;

FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; INTENSITY DURATION FREQUENCY (IDF); SCALING FACTORS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOSTATISTICS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; STORMWATER;

EID: 17244382026     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2005.tb03725.x     Document Type: Article

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