Extreme precipitation estimation with Typhoon Morakot using frequency and spatial analysis

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 549-558

  Chu, Hone Jay ^a   Pan, Tsung Yi ^b   Liou, Jun Jih ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR DISASTER REDUCTION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Frequency analysis; Precipitation; Spatial analysis; Typhoon morakot

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY; TYPHOON;

KAOPING RIVER; TAIWAN;

EID: 84455194349     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2011.05.10.02(TM)     Document Type: Article

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