Non-stationarity in annual and seasonal series of peak flow and precipitation in the UK
When designing or maintaining an hydraulic structure, an estimate of the frequency and magnitude of extreme events is required. The most common methods to obtain such estimates rely on the assumption of stationarity, i.e. the assumption that the stochastic process under study is not changing. The pu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-05-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/14/1125/2014/nhess-14-1125-2014.pdf |