Bivariate flood frequency analysis. Part 2: A copula-based approach with mixed marginal distributions

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-44

  Karmakar, S ^a   Simonovic, S P ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bivariate distribution; Copula; Frequency analysis; Grand Forks; Nonparametric; Red River; Return period

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; PEAK FLOW; RETURN PERIOD; STREAMFLOW;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH DAKOTA; RED RIVER [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68949198858     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2009.01020.x     Document Type: Article

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