Joint probability distribution of rainfall intensity and duration

Intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) curves are widely used for peak discharge estimation in designing hydraulic structures. The traditional Gumbel probability method entails selecting annual maximum rainfall depths (intensities) conditioned on a fixed time window width (which in general will not coin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Patron, Glenda G.
Other Authors: Civil Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43430
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06232009-063226/