Regional flood frequency analysis using Bayesian generalized least squares: A comparison between quantile and parameter regression techniques

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1008-1021

  Haddad, Khaled ^a   Rahman, Ataur ^a   Stedinger, Jery R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian method; Design floods; Parameter regression; Quantile regression; Regional flood frequency

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN METHODS; DESIGN FLOODS; PARAMETER REGRESSION; QUANTILE REGRESSION; REGIONAL FLOOD FREQUENCY;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CATCHMENTS; ERROR STATISTICS; ESTIMATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; FORECASTING; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; RAIN; RUNOFF; STATISTICS;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CATCHMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD FREQUENCY; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 84858866310     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8189     Document Type: Article

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