Bivariate flood frequency analysis using the copula method

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 150-164

  Zhang, L ^a   Singh, V P ^a  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Flood frequency; Louisiana; Methodology; Probability distribution; Rivers

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ESTIMATION; HYDROLOGY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RIVERS;

COPULA METHOD; FLOOD DURATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOOD PEAK; FLOOD VOLUME;

FLOODS;

CORRELATION METHODS; ESTIMATION; FLOODS; HYDROLOGY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RIVERS;

FLOOD FREQUENCY; METHODOLOGY;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33144488602     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2006)11:2(150)     Document Type: Article

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