Rainfall intensity-duration-frequency relationships derived from large partial duration series

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 367, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 104-114

  Ben Zvi, Arie ^a,b  

^a SAMI SHAMOON COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (Israel)

^b Hydrological Service of Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anderson Darling test; Event maxima series; GEV distribution; Goodness of fit; GP distribution; Rainfall intensity duration frequency

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; RAIN; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TESTING;

ANDERSON-DARLING TEST; EVENT MAXIMA SERIES; GEV DISTRIBUTION; GOODNESS-OF-FIT; GP DISTRIBUTION; RAINFALL INTENSITY-DURATION-FREQUENCY;

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 60849096671     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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