BEST-FIT DISTRIBUTIONS OF LARGEST AVAILABLE FLOOD SAMPLES

Authors
ONOZ B BAYAZIT M
Citation
B. Onoz et M. Bayazit, BEST-FIT DISTRIBUTIONS OF LARGEST AVAILABLE FLOOD SAMPLES, Journal of hydrology, 167(1-4), 1995, pp. 195-208
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Civil","Water Resources","Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Journal of hydrology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00221694
Volume
167
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
195 - 208
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1694(1995)167:1-4<195:BDOLAF>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The longest available flood flow records are evaluated by various stat istical procedures to determine the best fitting probability distribut ions. A total of 1819 site-years of data from 19 stations all over the world are analysed using seven methods. Although there are some diffe rences in the results with respect to the site and the procedure, the generalized extreme value distribution is found to be superior to the other six distributions considered.