An experimental comparison of methods for estimating rainfall intensity-duration-frequency relations from fragmentary records

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 341, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 79-89

  Svensson, Cecilia ^a   Clarke, Robin T ^b   Jones, David A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Annual maximum series; Frequency analysis; Missing data; Peak over threshold series; Precipitation; Scotland

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTATION THEORY; DISPERSIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ANNUAL MAXIMUM SERIES; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; PEAK-OVER-THRESHOLD SERIES;

RAIN;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTATION THEORY; DISPERSIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RAIN;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY;

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY; ESKDALEMUIR; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34347271914     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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