Statistical analysis of floods in Bohemia (Czech Republic) since 1825

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 930-945

  Yiou, Pascal ^a   Ribereau, Pierre ^a   Naveau, Philippe ^a   Nogaj, Marta ^a   Brázdil, Rudolf ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bohemia; Elbe River; Floods; Generalized extreme value theory; Peak over threshold; Return level; Vltava River

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION PATTERNS; BOHEMIA; EXTREME FLOWS; GENERALIZED EXTREME VALUE THEORY;

FLOODS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; EXTREME EVENT; FLOODING; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BOHEMIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; ELBE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; VLTAVA RIVER;

EID: 33749378323     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.51.5.930     Document Type: Article

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