Probabilistic Methods and Stochastic Hydrology

UNESCO EOLSSSAMPLE CHAPTERSHYDRAULIC STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT AND WATER DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS Vol. I - Probabilistic Methods and Stochastic Hydrology - G. G. S. Pegram Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) Probabilistic Methods AND Stochastic Hydrology G. G. S. Pegram Civil Engineering Department, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa Keywords : Stochastic Hydrology , statistical Methods , model selection, Stochastic models, single sites, multiple sites, random fields, space-time, simulation, forecasting, data infilling, data repairs, disaggregation. Contents 1. Introduction 2. Statistics, Probability and Model Selection Statistics and Statistical Methods Probability Distribution Functions Continuous Distributions Discrete Distributions Model Selection Moment Matching L-Moments Maximum Likelihood 3. Stochastic Models Data Types Rainfall Data Stream-Flow Data Single-Site Models Continuous-State, Discrete-Time Models Discrete-State, Continuous-Time, Models Discrete-State, Discrete-Time Models Multi-Site Models Continuous-State, Discrete-Time Models Discrete-Space, Discrete-Time Models Random-Field Models of Spatial Processes Gaussian Field Models Fractal Models Space-Time Models Simulation Foreca

UNESCO – EOLSS SAMPLE CHAPTERS HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT AND WATER DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS – Vol. I - Probabilistic Methods and Stochastic Hydrology - G. G. S. Pegram ©Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) Stochastic models are used to describe the physical processes that are observed, and

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