Frequency analysis of precipitation extremes in Heihe River basin based on generalized Pareto distribution

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1709-1721

  Li, Zhanling ^a   Li, Chengcheng ^b   Xu, Zongxue ^c   Zhou, Xun ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b INNER MONGOLIA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Frequency analysis; Generalized Pareto distribution; Heihe River basin; Return level

Indexed keywords

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PARETO PRINCIPLE; WATERSHEDS;

FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERALIZED PARETO DISTRIBUTION; GENERALIZED PARETO DISTRIBUTIONS; HEIHE RIVER BASIN; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATE; PRECIPITATION EXTREMES; RETURN LEVEL; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

RIVERS;

EID: 84920257989     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-013-0828-5     Document Type: Article

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