Sampling variances of regional flood quantiles affected by intersite correlation

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 291, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 42-51

  Bayazit, M ^a   Onoz B ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Flood quantile; Growth factor; Intersite correlation; Regional analysis; Sampling variance

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOODS; MULTIVARIABLE SYSTEMS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

ASYMPTOTIC SAMPLING; GUMBEL DISTRIBUTION;

HYDROLOGY;

CORRELATION; FLOODING; SAMPLING; WATER FLOW;

EID: 1842833594     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.12.009     Document Type: Article

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