| Abstract: | Evidence that floods are distributed with long, stretched upper tails suggests that use of the more common distributions results in a rather precise underestimation of the extreme quantiles and thereby in the underdesign of flood protection measures.- from Authors |
| Genre: | Article |
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| Citation Author: | Landwehr, J. M.; Matalas, N. C.; Wallis, J. R. |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Water Resources Research |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Quantile estimation with more or less floodlike distributions.; 1980; Article; Journal; Water Resources Research; Landwehr, J. M.; Matalas, N. C.; Wallis, J. R. |
| Citation Start Page: | 547 |
| Citation Volume: | 16 |
| Citation Year: | 1980 |
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| Text: | Quantile estimation with more or less floodlike distributions.; 1980; Article; Journal; Water Resources Research; Landwehr, J. M.; Matalas, N. C.; Wallis, J. R. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 1980 00:00 -0600 |
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