Uncertainty analysis in statistical modeling of extreme hydrological events

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 567-578

  Xu, Yue Ping ^a   Booij, Martijn J ^b   Tong, Yang Bin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Copula; Hydrological extreme value analysis; POT method; Tail dependence; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

DATA LIMITATIONS; HYDROLOGICAL EVENTS; HYDROLOGICAL EXTREME VALUE ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL EXTREMES; HYDROLOGICAL VARIABLES; RETURN PERIODS; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; STATISTICAL MODELING; TAIL DEPENDENCE; UNCERTAINTY SOURCES;

RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; VALUE ENGINEERING;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; EXTREME EVENT; HYDROLOGICAL HAZARD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951982944     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-009-0337-8     Document Type: Article

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