Stochastic and Statistical Methods in Hydrology and Environmental Engineering

. Ed(s): Hipel, Keith W.; McLeod, A. Ian (Department of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada); Panu,

ISBN 10: 0792327586 / ISBN 13: 9780792327585

Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994

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Vol.4: Effective Environmental Management for Sustainable Development Editor(s): Hipel, Keith W.; McLeod, A. Ian (Department of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada); Panu, U.S. (Department of Civil Engineering, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada); Singh, Vijay P.; Fang, Liping. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 496 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBWL; RBKF; TQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 873. . 1994. 3rd ed. 1994. Hardback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stochastic and Statistical Methods in Hydrology and Environmental Engineering
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792327586
• ISBN 13: 9780792327585
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

International experts from around the globe present a rich variety of intriguing developments in time series analysis in hydrology and environmental engineering. Climatic change is of great concern to everyone and significant contributions to this challenging research topic are put forward by internationally renowned authors. A range of interesting applications in hydrological forecasting are given for case studies in reservoir operation in North America, Asia and South America. Additionally, progress in entropy research is described and entropy concepts are applied to various water resource systems problems. Neural networks are employed for forecasting runoff and water demand. Moreover, graphical, nonparametric and parametric trend analyses methods are compared and applied to water quality time series. Other topics covered in this landmark volume include spatial analyses, spectral analyses and different methods for stream-flow modelling.

Audience
The book constitutes an invaluable resource for researchers, teachers, students and practitioners who wish to be at the forefront of time series analysis in the environmental sciences.

From the Back Cover

Within this landmark collection of papers, highly respected scientists and engineers from around the world present some of the latest research results in extreme value analyses for floods and droughts. Two approaches that are commonly employed in flood frequency analyses are the maximum annual flood and partial duration series or peak over threshold procedures. Recent theoretical advances as well as illustrative applications are described in detail for each of these approaches. Additionally, droughts and storms are systematically studied using appropriate probabilistic models. A major part of the volume is devoted to frequency analyses and fitting extreme value distributions to hydrological data. Other thought-provoking topics include regionalization techniques, distributed models, entropy and fractal analysis.

Audience
The book is of interest to researchers, teachers, students and practitioners who wish to place themselves at the leading edge of flood frequency and drought analyses.