Simple parameter estimation technique for three-parameter generalized extreme value distribution

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 682-689

  Bhunya, P K ^a   Jain, S K ^a   Ojha, C S P ^b   Agarwal, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Distribution functions; Flood frequency; Floods; Parameters

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FLOODS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY;

FLOOD FREQUENCY; GENERALIZED EXTREME VALUE; PROBABILITY WEIGHTED MOMENT;

WATERSHEDS;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FLOODS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; WATERSHEDS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD; FLOOD FREQUENCY; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTIAL DURATION SERIES; PROBABILITY;

PHYTOLACCACEAE;

EID: 36348992093     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2007)12:6(682)     Document Type: Article

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