Part Two - Applications
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 January 2019
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In this chapter, we will illustrate the application of copulas in rainfall frequency analysis. This chapter is divided into two parts: (1) rainfall depth-duration frequency (DDF) analysis; and (2) multivariate rainfall frequency (i.e., four-dimensional) analysis. The rainfall data from the watersheds in the United States are collected and applied for analyses. The Archimedean, meta-elliptical, and vine copulas are applied to model the dependence among rainfall variables. Application shows that the DDF may be modeled by the Gumbel–Hougaard copula. Both vine and meta-elliptical copulas may be applied to model the spatial dependence of rainfall variables. Compared to the vine copula, modeling is easier to do when applying the meta-elliptical copula.
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