A parametric Bayesian combination of local and regional information in flood frequency analysis

Water Resources Research

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Seidou, O ^a   Ouarda, T B M J ^a   Barbet, M ^b   Bruneau, P ^b   Bobee B ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BAYESIAN COMBINATION; FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT;

FLOODS;

FLOODS; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOODPLAIN; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECISION; REGIONAL PATTERN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846401198     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004397     Document Type: Article

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