Regional parent flood frequency distributions in Europe – Part 1: Is the GEV model suitable as a pan-European parent?
This study addresses the question of the existence of a parent flood frequency distribution on a European scale. A new database of L-moment ratios of flood annual maximum series (AMS) from 4105 catchments was compiled by joining 13 national data sets. Simple exploration of the database presents...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-11-01
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Series: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/4381/2014/hess-18-4381-2014.pdf |