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Flood frequency analysis of historical flood data under stationary and non-stationary modelling
M. J. Machado
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Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC, Serrano 115 bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
B. A. Botero
Facultad de Ingenierías, Universidad de Medellín, 65 Medellín, Colombia
J. López
Mexican Institute of Water Technology (IMTA), 62550 Jiutepec, Morelos, Mexico
F. Francés
Research Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
A. Díez-Herrero
Geological Hazards Division, Geological Survey of Spain, 28003 Madrid, Spain
G. Benito
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC, Serrano 115 bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Short summary
A flood frequency analysis using a 400-year historical flood record was carried out using a stationary model (based on maximum likelihood estimators) and a non-stationary model that incorporates external covariates (climatic and environmental). The stationary model was successful in providing an average discharge around which value flood quantiles estimated by non-stationary models fluctuate through time.
A flood frequency analysis using a 400-year historical flood record was carried out using a...
