Testing for multivariate trends in hydrologic frequency analysis

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 486, Issue , 2013, Pages 519-530

  Chebana, Fateh ^a   Ouarda, Taha B M J ^a,b   Duong, Thuy Chinh ^c  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Floods; Hydrological frequency analysis; Hydrology; Multivariate testing; Statistical analysis; Trend

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE MODELS; DEPENDENT CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROLOGIC FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL EVENTS; HYDROLOGICAL FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; NON-PARAMETRIC TEST; TREND; WATER QUALITY DATA;

HYDROLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER QUALITY;

FLOODS;

FLOOD FREQUENCY; HOMOGENEITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84875544401     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.01.007     Document Type: Review

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