Modelling of Flood Flows in Rufiji River Basin, Tanzania

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dc.creatorMkhandi, Simon H.
dc.creatorKachroo, Raj
dc.creatorMtalo, Felix W.
dc.date2016-03-22T09:29:54Z
dc.date2016-03-22T09:29:54Z
dc.date2002
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-18T11:50:24Z
dc.date.available2018-04-18T11:50:24Z
dc.descriptionA 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 basin
dc.identifierMkhandi, 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.
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1189
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10920
dc.languageen
dc.subjectRufiji River
dc.subjectfrequency analysis
dc.subjecthomogeneous regions
dc.subjectregional homogeneity
dc.subjectgraphical test
dc.subjectparent distribution
dc.subjectquantile estimate
dc.subjectstatistical distribution
dc.titleModelling of Flood Flows in Rufiji River Basin, Tanzania
dc.typeBook chapter

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