Dam spillways adequacy evaluation through bivariate flood frequency analysis and hydrological continuous simulation

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2010: Challenges of Change - Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 2328-2339

  Giustarini, L ^a   Camici, S ^a   Tarpanelli, A ^a   Brocca, L ^a   Melone, F ^a   Moramarco, T ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dams; Flood frequency; Hydrology; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ADEQUACY EVALUATION; ARCHIMEDEAN COPULA; BIVARIATE; BIVARIATE STATISTICAL APPROACH; CENTRAL ITALY; CONTINUOUS SIMULATION; DAM SPILLWAY; DESIGN FLOOD; DISCHARGE ESTIMATION; DISCHARGE TIME; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FLOOD PEAK; FORMATION PROCESS; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; HYDROGRAPHS; HYDROLOGICAL DATA; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL SIMULATIONS; HYDROLOGICAL VARIABLES; LIFE-TIMES; NUMBER OF DATUM; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; STOCHASTIC GENERATION; SYNTHETIC-TIME;

CATCHMENTS; DAMS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SPILLWAYS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER LEVELS;

WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 77954965762     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41114(371)241     Document Type: Conference Paper

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