Copula-Based pooled frequency analysis of droughts in the Canadian prairies

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 277-289

  Sadri, Sara ^a   Burn, Donald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bivariate discordancy; Bivariate homogeneity; Drought; Fuzzy C means algorithm; L comoments.; Regional drought frequency analysis; Regionalization

Indexed keywords

BIVARIATE; DROUGHT FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUZZY C-MEANS ALGORITHMS; L-COMOMENTS; REGIONALIZATION;

CATCHMENTS; CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; COPYING; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FLOOD CONTROL; FUZZY CLUSTERING; RAIN;

DROUGHT;

DROUGHT; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; PRAIRIE; RAINFALL;

CANADA; PRAIRIE PROVINCES;

EID: 84892894205     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000603     Document Type: Article

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