Maximum monthly rainfall analysis using L-moments for an arid region in Isfahan Province, Iran

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 494-503

  Eslamian, S Saeid ^a,b   Feizi, Hussein ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDROLOGY; RAIN GAGES; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER RESOURCES;

PEARSON TYPE-III DISTRIBUTIONS; REGIONAL FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; ZAYANDEHROOD BASIN;

DROUGHT;

ARID REGION; DROUGHT; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; ESFAHAN [ESFAHAN (PRV)]; ESFAHAN [IRAN]; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 34249016638     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2465.1     Document Type: Article

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