Regional intensity-duration-frequency curves derived from ensemble empirical mode decomposition and scaling property

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-74

  Kuo, Chun Chao ^a   Gan, Thian Yew ^a   Chan, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CITY OF EDMONTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ensemble empirical mode decomposition; Extreme value type I probability distribution; General extreme value probability distribution; Precipitation data; Probability weighted moment method; Regional intensity duration frequency curves; Scaling property

Indexed keywords

METHOD OF MOMENTS; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RAIN; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STORMS;

ENSEMBLE EMPIRICAL MODE DECOMPOSITION; EXTREME-VALUE TYPE I; GENERAL EXTREME VALUES; INTENSITY-DURATION-FREQUENCY CURVES; PRECIPITATION DATA; PROBABILITY WEIGHTED MOMENTS; SCALING PROPERTIES;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROBABILITY; RAINGAUGE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; EDMONTON;

EID: 84876829455     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000612     Document Type: Article

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