Are stochastic point rainfall models able to preserve extreme flood statistics?

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 3439-3445

  Verhoest, Niko E C ^a   Vandenberghe, S ^a   Cabus, P ^b   Onof, C ^c   Meca Figueras, T ^c   Jameleddine, S ^d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij   (Belgium)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD FREQUENCY; MODELING; RAINFALL; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 77958542519     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7867     Document Type: Article

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