1st Edition
Predictive Hydrology A Frequency Analysis Approach
224 Pages
70 B/W Illustrations
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CRC Press
180 Pages
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CRC Press
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The unusual frequency of hydro-meteorological events in recent decades, often with catastrophic consequences for society and the environment, require new methods for designing water management projects and the structures meant to protect us from natural hazards. These methods and techniques are often based on the statistical modeling techniques of frequency analysis.
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Introduction
Return Period, Probability and Risk
Selecting and Validating Data Series
Selecting a Frequency Model
Estimation of Model Parameters
Model Validation
Uncertainty Analysis
Applying the Model
Recent Developments in Predictive Analysis
Biography
Paul Meylan, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Anne-Catherine Favre, École Nationale Supérieure de I’Énergie, I,Eau et I’Environnement (ENSE3)/Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (GINP), France
André Musy, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
