Modelling of Flood Flows in Rufiji River Basin, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMkhandi, Simon H.
dc.contributor.authorKachroo, Raj
dc.contributor.authorMtalo, Felix W.
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-22T09:29:54Z
dc.date.available2016-03-22T09:29:54Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractA simulation procedure applied to select a suitable statistical procedure to model flood flows in Rufiji River basin in Tanzania is presented. In this paper, a flood frequency procedure refers to the combination of a probability distribution with a suitable method of parameter estimation. A predictive ability test based on bias between observed and predicted flows is used to select the suitable procedure. Based on the results of the simulation, the most suitable statistical frequency procedures for modelling flood flows for the homogeneous regions of Rufiji basin seem to be log-Pearson type 3/method of moments (LP3/MOM) and Pearson type 3/method of probability weighted moments (P3/PWM). The two procedures gave the lowest bias values for different return periods and sample sizes considered in the sUidy. The study is based on the data from 42 sites in the basinen_US
dc.identifier.citationMkhandi, S.H., Kachroo, R. and Mtalo, F., 2002. Modelling of flood flows in Rufiji River basin, Tanzania. International Association of Hydrological Sciences, Publication, (274), pp.117-122.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1189
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectRufiji Riveren_US
dc.subjectfrequency analysisen_US
dc.subjecthomogeneous regionsen_US
dc.subjectregional homogeneityen_US
dc.subjectgraphical testen_US
dc.subjectparent distributionen_US
dc.subjectquantile estimateen_US
dc.subjectstatistical distributionen_US
dc.titleModelling of Flood Flows in Rufiji River Basin, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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