A space-time hybrid hourly rainfall model for derived flood frequency analysis

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1353-1367

  Haberlandt, U ^a   Ebner Von Eschenbach, A D ^b   Buchwald, I ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RAINGAUGE; REGIONALIZATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BODE BASIN; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SAXONY-ANHALT;

EID: 57849124744     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-12-1353-2008     Document Type: Article

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