Estimating return levels from maxima of non-stationary random sequences using the Generalized PWM method

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1033-1039

  Ribereau, P ^a   Guillou, A ^b   Naveau, P ^c  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LOUIS PASTEUR   (France)

^c INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 58149164893     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-15-1033-2008     Document Type: Article

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