Frequency distribution of extreme hydrologic drought of southeastern semiarid region, Iran

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 255-264

  Modarres, Reza ^a   Sarhadi, Ali ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arid region; Dry spells; Frequency distribution; Hydrologic drought; L moments; Regionalization

Indexed keywords

DRY SPELLS; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; GOODNESS-OF-FIT TEST; L-MOMENTS; METHOD OF L-MOMENTS; PREDICTION IN UNGAUGED BASINS; REGION-BASED; REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION MODEL; RETURN PERIODS; SEMI-ARID REGION; THREE-PARAMETER LOGNORMAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION COVER;

ARID REGIONS; CATCHMENTS; LANDFORMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; STREAM FLOW; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

DROUGHT;

CLIMATIC REGION; DROUGHT; EXTREME EVENT; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; HOMOGENEITY; INFILTRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RETURN PERIOD; SEMIARID REGION; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

IRAN;

EID: 77953346070     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000186     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Methods for regional classification of streamflow drought series: The EOF method and L-moments. 1999, ARIDE, TechnicalRep. No.2, Dept. of Geophysics, Univ. of Oslo, Norway.
2. Bonacci O. Hydrological identification of drought. Hydrol. Process. 1993, 7:249-262. 10.1002/hyp.3360070303, 0885-6087.
3. Chang TJ, Kleopa XA. A proposed method for drought monitoring. Water Resour. Bull. 1991, 27:275-281. WARBAQ, 0043-1370.
4. Chang TJ, Stenson JR. Is it realistic to define a 100-year drought for water management? Water Resour. Bull. 1990, 26:823-829. WARBAQ, 0043-1370.
5. Chen YD, Huang G, Shao Q, Xu CY. Regional analysis of low flow using L-moments for Dongjiang basin, South China. Hydrol. Sci. J. 2006, 51:1051-1064. HSJODN, 0262-6667, 10.1623/hysj.51.6.1051.
6. Chiang SM, Tsay TK, Nix SJ. Hydrologic regionalization of watersheds. I: Methodology development. J. Water Resour. Plann. Manage. 2002, 128(1):3-11. JWRMD5, 0733-9496, 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2002)128:1(3).
7. Clausen B, Pearson CP. Regional frequency analysis of annual maximum streamflow drought. J. Hydrol. (Amst.) 1995, 173:111-130. 10.1016/0022-1694(95)02713-Y, 0022-1694.
8. Croke BF W, Merritt WS, Jakeman AJ. A dynamic model for predicting hydrologic response to land cover changes in gauged and ungauged catchments. J. Hydrol. (Amst.) 2004, 291:115-131. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.12.012, 0022-1694.
9. Cunderlik JM, Burn DH. The use of flood regime information in regional flood frequency analysis. Hydrol. Sci. J. 2002, 47:77-92. HSJODN, 0262-6667.
10. Durrans SR, Tomic S. Regionalization of low flow frequency estimation: An Alabama case study. Water Resour. Bull. 1996, 32:23-37. WARBAQ, 0043-1370.
11. Furey PR, Gupta VK. Space-time variability of low streamflow in river networks. Water Resour. Res. 2000, 36:2679-2690. WRERAQ, 0043-1397, 10.1029/2000WR900136.
12. Griffiths GA. Rainfall deficit: Distribution of monthly runs. J. Hydrol. (Amst.) 1990, 115:219-229. 10.1016/0022-1694(90)90205-C, 0022-1694.
13. Hisdal H, Clausen B, Gustard A, Peters E, Tallaksen LM. Event definitions and indices. Hydrological drought-Processes and estimation methods for streamflow and groundwater: Developments in water science 2004, 48. L. M. Tallaksen, H. A. J. van Lanen, eds., Vol., Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.
14. Hosking JR M, Wallis JR. Regional frequency analysis: An approach based on L-moments 1997Cambridge Univ., Cambridge, U.K.
15. Kroll CK, Vogel RM. Probability distribution of low streamflow series in the United States. J. Hydrol. Eng. 2002, 7(2):137-146. 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2002)7:2(137), 1084-0699.
16. Kumar R, Chatterjee C, Kumar S, Lohani AK, Singh RD. Development of regional flood frequency relationships using L-moments for Middle Ganga Plains subzone 1(f) of India. Water Resour. Manage. 2003, 17:243-257. WRMAEJ, 0920-4741, 10.1023/A:1024770124523.
17. Laaha G, Bloschl G. A comparison of low flow regionalization methods-catchment grouping. J. Hydrol. (Amst.) 2006, 323:193-214. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.09.001, 0022-1694.
18. Legesse D, Vallet-Coulomb C, Gasse F. Hydrological response of a catchment to climate and land use changes in tropical Africa: Case study South Central Ethiopia. J. Hydrol. (Amst.) 2003, 275:67-85. 10.1016/S0022-1694(03)00019-2, 0022-1694.
19. Li KY, Coe MT, Ramankutty N, De Jong R. Modeling the hydrological impact of land-use change in West Africa. J. Hydrol. (Amst.) 2007, 337:258-268. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.01.038, 0022-1694.
20. Lim YH, Lye LM. Regional flood estimation for non-gauged basins in Sarawak, Malaysia. Hydrol. Sci. J. 2003, 48:79-94. HSJODN, 0262-6667, 10.1623/hysj.48.1.79.43477.
21. Mazvimavi D, Meijerink AM J, Stein A. Prediction of base flow from basin characteristics: A case study from Zimbabwe. Hydrol. Sci. J. 2004, 49:703-715. HSJODN, 0262-6667, 10.1623/hysj.49.4.703.54428.
22. Montgomery DC, Runger GC, Hubele NF. Engineering statistics 2004 Wiley, N.Y.
23. Pandey GR, Nguyen VT V. A comparative study of regression based methods in regional flood frequency analysis. J. Hydrol. (Amst.) 1999, 225:92-101. 10.1016/S0022-1694(99)00135-3, 0022-1694.
24. Peel MC, Wang QJ, Vogel RM, McMahon TA. The utility of L-moment ratio diagrams for selecting a regional probability distribution. Hydrol. Sci. J. 2001, 46:147-155. HSJODN, 0262-6667.
25. Reed DW, Jacob D, Robson AJ, Faulkner DS, Stewart EJ. Regional frequency analysis: A new vocabulary. Hydrological extremes: Understanding, predicting, mitigating 1999, 237-243. L. Gottschalk, J.-C. Olivry, D. Reed, D. Rosbjergeds., IAHS Press, Wallingford, U.K.
26. Rifai HS, Brock SM, Ensor KB, Bedient PB. Determination of low flow characteristics for Texas streams. J. Water Resour. Plann. Manage. 2000, 126(5):310-319. JWRMD5, 0733-9496, 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2000)126:5(310).
27. Tasker GD. A comparison of methods for estimating low flow characteristics of streams. Water Resour. Bull. 1987, 23:1077-1083. WARBAQ, 0043-1370.
28. Vogel RM, Fennessey NM. Flow-duration curves. I: New interpretation and confidence intervals. J. Water Resour. Plann. Manage. 1994, 120(4):485-504. JWRMD5, 0733-9496, 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(1994)120:4(485).
29. Vogel RM, Kroll CN. Generalized low flow frequency relationships for ungauged sites in Massachusetts. Water Resour. Bull. 1990, 26:241-253. WARBAQ, 0043-1370.
30. Yevjevich V. An objective approach to definitions and investigations of continental hydrologic droughts 1967, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, Colo.
31. Zelenhasić E, Salvai A. A method of streamflow drought analysis. Water Resour. Res. 1987, 23:156-168. WRERAQ, 0043-1397, 10.1029/WR023i001p00156.