To what extent does variability of historical rainfall series influence extreme event statistics of sewer system surcharge and overflows?

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-95

  Schaarup Jensen, K ^a   Rasmussen, M R ^a   Thorndahl, S ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CSO volumes; Extreme events statistics; Historical rainfall series; MOUSE LTS; Sewer system surcharge

Indexed keywords

COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS; CSO VOLUMES; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; EXTREME EVENTS; EXTREME STATISTICS; LONG TERM; LONG-TERM PREDICTION; RAIN GAUGES; RAINFALL SERIES; RETURN PERIODS; SEWER SYSTEM; URBAN DRAINAGE MODELLING;

CATCHMENTS; COMBINED SEWERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DRAINAGE; GAGES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RAIN GAGES; RUNOFF; TIME SERIES; WATER LEVELS;

RAIN;

RAIN;

HISTORICAL RECORD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINGAUGE; SEWER NETWORK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES; WATER LEVEL;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW SERIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HISTORICAL RAINFALL SERIES; SEWER; STATISTICS; WATER SUPPLY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER FLOW;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RAIN; SEWAGE; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 70349234054     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.290     Document Type: Article

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