Multivariate quantiles in hydrological frequency analysis

Environmetrics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-78

  Chebana, F ^a   Ouarda, T B M J ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estimation; Floods; Frequency analysis; Hydrology; Multivariate quantile

Indexed keywords

FLOOD FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LITERATURE REVIEW; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

EID: 78851469671     PISSN: 11804009     EISSN: 1099095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/env.1027     Document Type: Article

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