Historical and pooled flood frequency analysis for the River Tay at Perth, Scotland

Area

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-46

  Macdonald, N ^a   Werritty, A ^b   Black, A R ^b   McEwen, L J ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood risk estimates; Generalized Pareto distribution; Historical data; Perth; Pooling method; River Tay

Indexed keywords

FLOOD; FLOOD FREQUENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; TAY RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33645290913     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: 14754762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2006.00673.x     Document Type: Article

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