Evaluation of generalized extreme value and Gumbel distributions for estimating maximum daily rainfall

Extreme rain events can cause social and economic impacts in various sectors. Knowing the risk of occurrences of extreme events is fundamental for the establishment of mitigation measures and for risk management. The analysis of frequencies of historical series of observed rain through theoretical p...

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Main Authors: Álvaro José Back, Fernanda Martins Bonfante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental 2021-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais
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Online Access:https://www.rbciamb.com.br/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/article/view/1015