Spatial variability of maximum annual daily rain under different return periods at the Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

Knowledge of maximum daily rain and its return period in a region is an important tool to soil conservation, hydraulic engineering and preservation of road projects. The objective of this work was to evaluate the spatial variability of maximum annual daily rain considering different return periods,...

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Main Authors: Roriz Luciano Machado, Marcos Bacis Ceddia, Daniel Fonseca de Carvalho, Eleandro Silva da Cruz, Marcio Rocha Francelino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Agronômico de Campinas 2010-01-01
Series:Bragantia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0006-87052010000500009&lng=en&tlng=en