Regional Frequency Analysis
An Approach Based on L-Moments

This book is the first complete account of the L-moment approach to regional frequency analysis of environmental extremes.

J. R. M. Hosking (Author), James R. Wallis (Author)

9780521019408, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 8 September 2005

244 pages, 72 b/w illus. 44 tables
26 x 18.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.646 kg

' … this is an excellent book written by leading researchers in the field.' Journal of the Royal Statistical Society

Extreme environmental events, such as floods, droughts, rainstorms and high winds, have severe consequences for human society. Regional frequency analysis helps to solve the problem of estimating the frequency of these rare events at one site, by using data from several sites. This book is the first complete account of the L-moment approach to regional frequency analysis. Regional Frequency Analysis comprehensively describes the theoretical background to the subject, is rich in practical advice for users, and contains detailed examples that illustrate the approach. This book will be of great value to hydrologists, atmospheric scientists and civil engineers, concerned with environmental extremes.

Preface
1. Regional frequency analysis
2. L-moments
3. Screening the data
4. Identification of homogeneous regions
5. Choice of a frequency distribution
6. Estimation of the frequency distribution
7. Performance of the regional L-moment algorithm
8. Other topics
9. Examples
Appendix
References
Index of notation.

Subject Areas: Earth sciences [RB]