Investigation of multifractality of maximum annual flood discharges;Investigations du caractère multifractal des débits maximaux annuels de crue

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 549-562

  Bargaoui, Zoubeida ^a   Chebchoub, Assia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Drainage basin; Hydrological hazard; Log Levy generators; Maximum flood discharges; Multifractals; Random cascades

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DRAINAGE; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MULTIFRACTALITY; STATISTICAL MOMENTS;

FLOODS;

EXTREME EVENT; FLOODING; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 3343017219     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.49.4.549.54426     Document Type: Article

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