Comprehensive evaluation of regional flood frequency analysis by L- and LH-moments. I. A re-visit to regional homogeneity

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-135

  Meshgi, Ali ^a   Khalili, Davar ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Frequency analysis; LH moments; Regional homogeneity

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDIES; COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATIONS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERALIZED EXTREME VALUES; GEV DISTRIBUTIONS; IMPROVED PERFORMANCES; K-MEANS; LH-MOMENTS; REGIONAL CLUSTERS; REGIONAL FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSES; REGIONAL HOMOGENEITIES; REGIONAL HOMOGENEITY; STUDY AREAS;

FLOOD CONTROL; LANDFORMS; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS;

WATERSHEDS;

FLOOD FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOMOGENEITY; WATERSHED;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 56449109111     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-007-0201-7     Document Type: Article

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