Expected probability weighted moment estimator for censored flood data

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 933-945

  Jeon, Jong June ^a   Kim, Young Oh ^a   Kim, Yongdai ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Censored data; Flood frequency analysis; GEV distribution; Historical information; Probability weighted moment

Indexed keywords

CENSORED DATA; FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEV DISTRIBUTIONS; HISTORICAL INFORMATION; PROBABILITY WEIGHTED MOMENT;

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; METHOD OF MOMENTS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD FREQUENCY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

PHYTOLACCACEAE;

EID: 79960286534     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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