Trends in Flooding in Europe and North America - an Extreme Value Approach
(2018) MASM01 20182Mathematical Statistics
- Abstract
- This study examines minimally altered catchments in Europe and North
America in order to determine whether any changes to the dynamics of
flooding have occurred due to changes in the climate. By examining the
parameters of the Generalized Extreme Value (GEV) distributions of in-
dividual catchments it is possible to determine not just if changes in flood
patterns have occurred, but also the nature of these changes. The main con-
clusion of the study was that the scale parameters of catchments in North
America have increased over time. The effects on return levels, however,
were inconclusive, where despite significant individual trends, no global or
regional patterns were found.
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- author
- Ström, Axel
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MASM01 20182
- year
- 2018
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- language
- English
- id
- 8959676
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- 2018-10-01 12:29:27
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@misc{8959676, abstract = {{This study examines minimally altered catchments in Europe and North America in order to determine whether any changes to the dynamics of flooding have occurred due to changes in the climate. By examining the parameters of the Generalized Extreme Value (GEV) distributions of in- dividual catchments it is possible to determine not just if changes in flood patterns have occurred, but also the nature of these changes. The main con- clusion of the study was that the scale parameters of catchments in North America have increased over time. The effects on return levels, however, were inconclusive, where despite significant individual trends, no global or regional patterns were found.}}, author = {{Ström, Axel}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Trends in Flooding in Europe and North America - an Extreme Value Approach}}, year = {{2018}}, }