Comparing the index-flood and multiple-regression methods using L-moments

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 36, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 54-60

  Malekinezhad, H ^a   Nachtnebel, H P ^b   Klik, A ^b  

^a YAZD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Index flood; L moments; Multiple regression; Namak Lake basin; Regional flood frequency analysis

Indexed keywords

INDEX-FLOOD; L-MOMENTS; MULTIPLE-REGRESSION; NAMAK-LAKE BASIN; REGIONAL FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS;

ARID REGIONS; CATCHMENTS; CURVE FITTING; ESTIMATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; LAKES; RUNOFF;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ARID REGION; CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FLOOD FORECASTING; FLOOD FREQUENCY; HOMOGENEITY; INDEX METHOD; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SALINE LAKE; SEMIARID REGION;

IRAN; NAMAK LAKE;

EID: 79551629031     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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