Uncertainty evaluation of copula analysis of hydrological droughts in the East River basin, China

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 129, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-9

  Zhang, Qiang ^a,b   Xiao, Mingzhong ^a   Singh, Vijay P ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Texas A M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian model; Copula; Hydrological drought; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DROUGHT; RIVERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

BAYESIAN APPROACHES; BAYESIAN MODEL; COPULA; HYDROLOGICAL DROUGHTS; MARGINAL DISTRIBUTION; UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY EVALUATION; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

WATER RESOURCES;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DROUGHT; EXTREME EVENT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; DONG BASIN; GUANGDONG; HONG KONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84925013476     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2015.03.001     Document Type: Article

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