Plotting-position estimator for the L-moment method and quantile confidence interval for the GEV, GPA, and Weibull distributions applied for extreme wave analysis

Coastal Engineering Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-149

  Goda, Yoshimi ^a  

^a ECOH Corporation ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Extreme wave statistics; GEV distribution; GPA distribution; L moments; plotting position; quantile variability; Weibull distribution

Indexed keywords

INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; WATER WAVES;

EXTREME WAVES; GEV DISTRIBUTIONS; GPA DISTRIBUTION; L-MOMENTS; PLOTTING POSITION; QUANTILE VARIABILITY;

WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84860389104     PISSN: 21664250     EISSN: 17936292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S057856341100229X     Document Type: Article

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