Entropy-Based Parameter Estimation for Extended Three-Parameter Burr III Distribution for Low-Flow Frequency Analysis

2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 1193-1202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Hao ◽  
V. P. Singh
2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (8) ◽  
pp. 503-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Hulley ◽  
Colin Clarke ◽  
Ed Watt

A methodology is developed for the estimation of annual low-flow quantiles for streams with annual low flows occurring in both the summer and winter. Since the low flow generating processes are different in summer and winter, independent seasonal analyses are required. The methodology provides recommendations for assessment of record length, randomness, homogeneity, independence and stationarity, as well as guidelines for distribution selection and fitting for seasonal distributions. The seasonal distributions are then used to develop the combined distribution for annual low flow estimation. Four worked examples of long-term Canadian hydrometric stations are provided.


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