Graphical characterisation of probability distribution tails

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 342-357

  Chaouche, K ^a   Hubert, P ^b   Lang, G ^a  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Pareto distribution; Rainfall extremes; Scale invariance

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044531958     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-002-0111-7     Document Type: Article

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