Assessing extremes in hydroclimatology: A review on probabilistic methods

SD Nerantzaki, SM Papalexiou - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
Here we review methods used for probabilistic analysis of extreme events in
Hydroclimatology. We focus on streamflow, precipitation, and temperature extremes at …

Interpreting historical, botanical, and geological evidence to aid preparations for future floods

B Wilhelm, JA Ballesteros Cánovas… - Wiley …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
River flooding is among the most destructive of natural hazards globally, causing
widespread loss of life, damage to infrastructure and economic deprivation. Societies are …

[HTML][HTML] Improving regional flood risk assessment using flood frequency and dendrogeomorphic analyses in mountain catchments impacted by tropical cyclones

A Quesada-Román, JA Ballesteros-Cánovas… - Geomorphology, 2022 - Elsevier
River floods frequently occur when tropical cyclones hit land. Nonetheless, systematic, long-
term discharge data remain rather scarce in many tropical countries, which prevent proper …

Climate time series analysis

M Mudelsee - Atmospheric and, 2010 - Springer
This is the second edition of Climate Time Series Analysis which was first published in 2010.
In this digital age, a second edition means not that the first edition of a book has been sold …

Flood frequency analysis of river Jhelum in Kashmir basin

MS Bhat, A Alam, B Ahmad, BS Kotlia, H Farooq… - Quaternary …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aims to carry out the flood frequency analysis (FFA) of river Jhelum in Kashmir
basin. Gumbel and Log-Pearson Type III (LP3) probability distributions were employed for …

Generalized maximum likelihood estimators for the nonstationary generalized extreme value model

S El Adlouni, TBMJ Ouarda, X Zhang… - Water Resources …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of the present study is to develop efficient estimation methods for the use of
the GEV distribution for quantile estimation in the presence of nonstationarity. Parameter …

Historical hydrology for studying flood risk in Europe

R Brázdil, ZW Kundzewicz, G Benito - Hydrological Sciences …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Historical hydrology can be defined as a research field occupying the interface between
hydrology and history, with the objectives: to reconstruct temporal and spatial patterns of …

Paleoflood hydrology: Origin, progress, prospects

VR Baker - Geomorphology, 2008 - Elsevier
From an origin in diverse studies of flood geomorphology and Quaternary geology,
paleoflood hydrology emerged as a geophysical and an applied hydrological science during …

Combining hydraulic knowledge and uncertain gaugings in the estimation of hydrometric rating curves: A Bayesian approach

J Le Coz, B Renard, L Bonnifait, F Branger… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Discharge time series in rivers and streams are usually based on simple stage-discharge
relations calibrated using a set of direct stage-discharge measurements called gaugings …

Predicting nonstationary flood frequencies: Evidence supports an updated stationarity thesis in the U nited S tates

A Luke, JA Vrugt, A AghaKouchak… - Water Resources …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Nonstationary extreme value analysis (NEVA) can improve the statistical representation of
observed flood peak distributions compared to stationary (ST) analysis, but management of …