Regional Frequency Analysis of Droughts in China: A Multivariate Perspective

Water Resources Management

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1767-1787

  Zhang, Qiang ^a   Qi, Tianyao ^a   Singh, Vijay P ^b   Chen, Yongqin David ^c   Xiao, Mingzhong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Texas A and M University   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Copula functions; FCM algorithm; Meteorological droughts; Multivariate L moment; Regional frequency analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; METHOD OF MOMENTS; PROBABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; COPULA FUNCTIONS; FCM ALGORITHM; L-MOMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL DROUGHT; REGIONAL FREQUENCY ANALYSIS;

DROUGHT;

EID: 84925534864     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: 15731650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0910-x     Document Type: Article

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