Sampling variance of flood quantiles from the generalised logistic distribution estimated using the method of L-moments

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-190

  Kjeldsen, Thomas R ^a   Jones, David A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annual maximum series; Flood Estimation Handbook; Flood frequency analysis; Generalised logistic distribution; Single site; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOOD FREQUENCY; GROWTH CURVE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 5044220636     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-8-183-2004     Document Type: Article

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