Use of historical data in flood frequency analysis: a case study for four catchments in Norway

There is a need to estimate design floods for areal planning and the design of important infrastructure. A major challenge is the mismatch between the length of the flood records and needed return periods. A majority of flood time series are shorter than 50 years, and the required return periods mig...

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Main Authors: Kolbjørn Engeland, Donna Wilson, Péter Borsányi, Lars Roald, Erik Holmqvist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IWA Publishing 2018-04-01
Series:Hydrology Research
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Online Access:http://hr.iwaponline.com/content/49/2/466