Flood Frequency Analysis (New Directions in Civil Engineering)

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 376 pages
• Published by: CRC
• Edition: 1st Edition October 15, 1999
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0849300835
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0849300837
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 1.5 pounds

Product Review
Flood Frequency Analysis contains information from authentic highly regarded reference resources. A substantial number of tables related to flood frequency analysis are included and will enable the student to understand the data required for adequate analysis. Also presented is a good selection of figures illustrating solutions to flood frequency problems It is a state-of-the-art presentation and is important as a source of graduate reference material.
-Philip E. LaMoreaux, Editor-in-Chief, Environmental Geology, November 2001

Product Description
After five decades, the field of Statistical Hydrology continues to evolve and remains a very active area of investigation. Researchers continue to examine various distributions, methods of estimation of parameters, and problems related to regionalization. However, much of this research appears in journals and reports and usually in a form not easily accessible to practitioners and students-producing a gap between research and practice. Flood Frequency Analysis fills this gap by presenting many of these distributions and estimation procedures in a unified format within a single, self-contained book. Focusing on distribution families popular within the hydrologic community, the authors discuss three parameter estimation methods for each distribution: the method of moments, the maximum likelihood method, and the method of probability weighted moments. They present the details behind the procedures to provide the basis for the computations, and they illustrate each procedure with real data. Most of the computations discussed have been programmed for use with personal computers, and executable versions of these programs are available on CD-ROM from the senior author. Only increased use of new methods and distributions can produce a consensus on their validity. With other books on the subject either limited in scope or seriously outdated, Flood Frequency Analysis provides the ideal vehicle for practicing hydrologists and engineers to explore and apply the latest methods and research results, and in doing so, contribute to the advancement of the field.

Reader Reviews
This book tell you all you need to know about flood frequency analysis. It's very systematic in it's presentation, and gives good examples of how to use the theory in practice. Comment | | (Report this)