Modeling annual maximum peak flows at various dams and barrages in Pakistan

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-53

  Muhammad, Faqir ^a   Afreen, Shazia ^a  

^a ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Generalized extreme value distribution; Gumbel; Peaks over threshold model; Power comparisons; Probability weighted moments

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347361723     PISSN: 0042790X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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