Technical Note: The normal quantile transformation and its application in a flood forecasting system

The Normal Quantile Transform (NQT) has been used in many hydrological and meteorological applications in order to make the Cumulated Distribution Function (CDF) of the observed, simulated and forecast river discharge, water level or precipitation data Gaussian. It is also the heart of the meta-Gaus...

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Main Authors: K. Bogner, F. Pappenberger, H. L. Cloke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-04-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/16/1085/2012/hess-16-1085-2012.pdf