A three-parameter kappa distribution with hydrologic application: a generalized gumbel distribution

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2063-2074

  Jeong, Bo Yoon ^a   Murshed, Md Sharwar ^b   Seo, Yun Am ^c   Park, Jeong Soo ^c  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^b Northern University Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Domain of attraction; Extreme value distribution; Feasible sequential quadratic programming; Four parameter kappa distribution; Heavy rainfall; L moments; LH moments; Maximum likelihood estimation

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; RAIN; WIND EFFECTS;

DOMAIN OF ATTRACTION; EXTREME VALUE DISTRIBUTIONS; FEASIBLE SEQUENTIAL QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; HEAVY RAINFALL; KAPPA DISTRIBUTION; L-MOMENTS; LH-MOMENTS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 84919877483     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-014-0865-8     Document Type: Article

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