Application of L-moments and Bayesian inference for low-flow regionalization in Sefidroud basin, Iran

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1663-1676

  Dodangeh, Esmaeel ^a   Soltani, Saeed ^a   Sarhadi, Ali ^b   Shiau, Jenq Tzong ^c  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Cluster analysis; L moments; Low flow; Multivariate regression; Regionalization; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN INFERENCE; L-MOMENTS; LOW FLOW; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION; REGIONALIZATION;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CATCHMENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; INFERENCE ENGINES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL TESTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BASIN; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HETEROGENEITY; LOW FLOW; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GILAN; IRAN; SEFIDROOD BASIN;

EID: 84892431703     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9711     Document Type: Article

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