More frequent flooding? Changes in flood frequency in the Pearl River basin, China, since 1951 and over the past 1000 years

Flood risks across the Pearl River basin, China, were evaluated using a peak flood flow dataset covering a period of 1951–2014 from 78 stations and historical flood records of the past 1000 years. The generalized extreme value (GEV) model and the kernel estimation method were used to evaluate fr...

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Main Authors: Q. Zhang, X. Gu, V. P. Singh, P. Shi, P. Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-05-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/22/2637/2018/hess-22-2637-2018.pdf