TY - JOUR
T1 - A Physically Based Flood Frequency Distribution
AU - Díaz‐Granados, M. A.
AU - Valdes, J. B.
AU - Bras, R. L.
PY - 1984/7
Y1 - 1984/7
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0021639990&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0021639990&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1029/WR020i007p00995
DO - 10.1029/WR020i007p00995
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0021639990
VL - 20
SP - 995
EP - 1002
JO - Water Resources Research
JF - Water Resources Research
SN - 0043-1397
IS - 7
ER -