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13 - Drought Analysis

from Part Two - Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2019

Lan Zhang  and
V. P. Singh
Lan Zhang
Affiliation:
Texas A & M University
V. P. Singh
Affiliation:
Texas A & M University
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In this chapter, we focus on the copula applications to at-site bivariate/trivariate drought analysis. In a case study, drought variables are separated from long-term daily streamflow series, i.e., drought severity, drought duration, drought interarrival time, and maximum drought intensity. Drought severity and duration are applied for bivariate drought frequency analysis. Drought severity, duration, and maximum intensity are applied for trivariate drought frequency analysis. The Archimedean, meta-elliptical, and vine copulas are adopted for the bivariate/trivariate analyses. The case study shows that the copula approach may be properly applied for drought analysis.

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Copulas and their Applications in Water Resources Engineering , pp. 489 - 536
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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  • Drought Analysis
  • Lan Zhang, Texas A & M University, V. P. Singh, Texas A & M University
  • Book: Copulas and their Applications in Water Resources Engineering
  • Online publication: 03 January 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108565103.014
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  • Book: Copulas and their Applications in Water Resources Engineering
  • Online publication: 03 January 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108565103.014
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  • Lan Zhang, Texas A & M University, V. P. Singh, Texas A & M University
  • Book: Copulas and their Applications in Water Resources Engineering
  • Online publication: 03 January 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108565103.014
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