Non-stationary frequency analysis of heavy rainfall events in southern France;Analyse fréquentielle non-stationnaire des pluies extrêmes dans le Sud de la France

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 280-294

  Tramblay, Yves ^a   Neppel, Luc ^a   Carreau, Julie ^a   Najib, Kenza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

frequency analysis; heavy rainfall; Mediterranean; POT; stationarity

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEAVY RAINFALL; MEDITERRANEAN; POT; STATIONARITY;

FLOODS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

EXTREME EVENT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; REGIONAL PATTERN;

FRANCE;

EID: 84874768277     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2012.754988     Document Type: Article

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