Estimation of extreme flood peaks by selective statistical analyses of relevant flood peak data within similar hydrological regions

This paper describes a new Regional Estimation of Extreme Flood Peaks by Selective Statistical Analyses (REFSSA) method to estimate extreme flood peaks from regional flood peak data. The method differs from current regional flood frequency analysis (RFFA) methods or approaches in that an additional...

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Main Author: J H Nortje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Institution of Civil Engineering 2010-10-01
Series:Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineers
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1021-20192010000200006