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A methodology based on the theory of stochastic processes is applied to the analysis of floods. The approach will be based on some results of the theory of extreme values over a threshold. In this paper, we focus on the estimation of the distribution of the flood volume in partial duration series analysis of flood phenomena, by using a bivariate exponential distribution of discharge exceedances and durations over a base level.
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Choulakian, V., El-Jabi, N. & Moussi, J. On the distribution of flood volume in partial duration series analysis of flood phenomena. Stochastic Hydrol Hydraul 4, 217–226 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01543085
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