Copula-Based Hazard Risk Assessment of Winter Extreme Cold Events in Beijing

Extreme cold events (ECEs) have occurred more frequently over the last few winters in China, associated with large losses of human life and increasing costs. Here, copulas are used to establish a bivariate copula distribution model for ECE variables of duration and intensity, based on observed daily...

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Main Authors: Xiya Zhang, Haibo Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/9/7/263