Spatial dependence in extreme river flows and precipitation for Great Britain

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 378, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 240-252

  Keef, Caroline ^a   Svensson, Cecilia ^b   Tawn, Jonathan A ^c  

^a JBA CONSULTING   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extreme value theory; Multivariate extreme values; Precipitation; River flow; Spatial dependence

Indexed keywords

EXTREME VALUE THEORY; MULTIVARIATE EXTREME VALUES; PRECIPITATION; RIVER FLOW; SPATIAL DEPENDENCE;

CATCHMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

RIVERS;

CATCHMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RETURN PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER FLOW; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UPLAND REGION; WATER LEVEL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350497331     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.09.026     Document Type: Article

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