Bivariate return periods and their importance for flood peak and volume estimation

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 819-833

  Brunner, Manuela Irene ^a,b   Seibert, Jan ^a,c   Favre, Anne Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 85015940248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20491948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1173     Document Type: Review

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