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Probability distribution analysis of maximum hourly rainfall intensity - A case study [1]

The statistical analysis of hydrologic data derives importance in the planning and design of water resource projects which require information on different hydrologic events that are governed by probability distribution. The present study attempts to select an appropriate probability distribution function to forecast maximum hourly rainfall intensity during southwest monsoon at Kurnool and Ananthapur raingauge stations located in the drought prone area of Rayalseema region of Andhra Pradesh.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2011
P. Mallikarjuna [2], S. Aruna Jyothy [3], K. Hemanath [4]
Hydrology Journal [5]
34
1-2
42-49
Tags:
Rainfall [6], Rainfall Pattern [7], Kurnool (D) [8], Anantapur (D) [9], Andhra Pradesh [10], Hydrology [11], Monsoons [12], Drought Prone Areas [13], Weather Predictions [14]
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