Regional parent flood frequency distributions in Europe – Part 1: Is the GEV model suitable as a pan-European parent?

This study addresses the question of the existence of a parent flood frequency distribution on a European scale. A new database of L-moment ratios of flood annual maximum series (AMS) from 4105 catchments was compiled by joining 13 national data sets. Simple exploration of the database presents...

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Main Authors: J. L. Salinas, A. Castellarin, A. Viglione, S. Kohnová, T. R. Kjeldsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-11-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/4381/2014/hess-18-4381-2014.pdf