A Physically Based Flood Frequency Distribution

M. A. Díaz‐Granados; J. B. Valdes; R. L. Bras

doi:10.1029/WR020i007p00995

A Physically Based Flood Frequency Distribution

M. A. Díaz‐Granados, J. B. Valdes, R. L. Bras

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The geomorphoclimatic instantaneous unit Hydrograph theory, the joint probability density function of storm duration and intensity, and Philip's representation of the infiltration process are used to derive a flood frequency distribution that could be used in regions with no streamflow records. The resulting flood frequency distribution is in analytical form containing only few climatologic and physiographic parameters of the catchment. This frequency distribution was tested against frequency distributions calculated from historic records for arid and wet climates, with good and reasonable results, respectively.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	995-1002
Number of pages	8
Journal	Water Resources Research
Volume	20
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/WR020i007p00995
State	Published - Jul 1984
Externally published	Yes

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