Selecting the best IDF model by using the multifractal approach

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 433-443

  Garcia Marin A P ^a   Ayuso Munoz J L ^a   Jimenez Hornero F J ^a   Estevez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

IDF curves; Multifractality; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

BEST MODEL; DATA SERIES; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; IDF CURVES; INTENSITY-DURATION-FREQUENCY CURVES; MULTI FRACTALS; MULTI-FRACTAL PROPERTY; MULTIFRACTALITY; PARAMETRIC MODELS; RAINFALL DATA; RAINFALL INTENSITY; SCALE PROPERTIES; SCALING EXPONENT; SOUTHERN SPAIN;

FRACTALS;

RAIN;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL;

SPAIN;

EID: 84872194862     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9272     Document Type: Article

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