Drought frequency analysis for California from observed, synthetic, and proxy data
Drought frequency analysis can be performed with statistical techniques developed for determining recurrence intervals for extreme precipitation and flood events (Linsley et al 1992). The drought analysis method discussed in this paper uses the log-Pearson Type III distribution, which has been widely used in flood frequency research. Some of the difficulties encountered when using this distribution for drought analysis are investigated.
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Main Authors: | Freeman, Frederick Wade, Dracup, John A. |
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Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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1993-03
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Subjects: | Atmospheric Sciences, Earth Sciences, Limnology, PACLIM, hydrology, dendrochronology, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/30443 |
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