A framework for multivariate data-based at-site flood frequency analysis: Essentiality of the conjugal application of parametric and nonparametric approaches

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 525, Issue , 2015, Pages 658-675

  Vittal, H ^a   Singh, Jitendra ^a   Kumar, Pankaj ^b   Karmakar, Subhankar ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Allegheny River; Copula; Flood frequency analysis; Joint return period; Multivariate analysis; Nonparametric

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FLOODS; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

COPULA; FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; JOINT RETURN PERIOD; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; NON-PARAMETRIC;

FLOOD CONTROL;

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD FREQUENCY; GAUSSIAN METHOD; GUIDELINE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY; RETURN PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

ALLEGHENY RIVER; SALAMANCA [NEW YORK]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84949486962     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.04.024     Document Type: Article

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