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This chapter presents the classic theory of univariate extreme values and its application to various natural hazards described in the previous chapters. The limitations of this approach are discussed, which pave the way for the second part of this book.
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More precisely, this property exactly and uniquely characterizes the family of GEV distributions (Theorem 3.2 in [173]).
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Dutfoy, A. (2021). Univariate Extreme Value Theory: Practice and Limitations. In: Bousquet, N., Bernardara, P. (eds) Extreme Value Theory with Applications to Natural Hazards. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74942-2_6
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