New asymptotic and preasymptotic results on rainfall maxima from multifractal theory

Contrary to common belief, Fisher-Tippett's extreme value (EV) theory does not typically apply to annual rainfall maxima. Similarly, Pickands' extreme excess (EE) theory does not typically apply to rainfall excesses above thresholds on the order of the annual maximum. This is true not just...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Veneziano, Daniele, Langousis, Andreas, Lepore, Chiara
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Geophysical Union (Wiley platform) 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77991
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9099-3023