Investigation with Kendall plots of infiltration index-maximum rainfall intensity relationship for regionalization

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 34, Issue 10-12, 2009, Pages 642-653

  Gargouri Ellouze, Emna ^a,b   Bargaoui, Zoubeida ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Modélisation en Hydraulique et Environnement   (Tunisia)

^b Institut Supérieur des Etudes Technologiques de Radès   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Copula; Kendall's tau; Kendall plot; Phi index; Regionalization

Indexed keywords

COPULA; KENDALL'S TAU; KENDALL-PLOT; PHI-INDEX; REGIONALIZATION;

CATCHMENTS; FORESTRY; GRAPHIC METHODS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

RUNOFF;

ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS; CATCHMENT; INFILTRATION; MODELING; OVERLAND FLOW; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL;

INFILTRATION; MOISTURE; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE; SOIL; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 68249107835     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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