Estimation of an index flood using data transfer in the UK

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-98

  Kjeldsen, Thomas Rodding ^a   Jones, David ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data transfer; Index flood; Uncertainty; Ungauged site

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA TRANSFER; ESTIMATION; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INDEX FLOOD; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION MODEL; UNGAUGED SITE;

FLOODS;

CATCHMENT; DATA PROCESSING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846827090     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.52.1.86     Document Type: Article

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