Copulas and Its Application in Hydrology and Water Resources

Description

This book presents an overview of copula theory and its application in hydrology, and provides valuable insights, useful methods and practical applications for multivariate hydrological analysis using copulas. In addition, it extends the traditional bivariate model to trivariate or multivariate models. The specific applications covered include the study of flood frequency analysis, drought frequency analysis, dependence analysis, flood coincidence risk analysis and statistical simulation using copulas. The book offers a valuable guide for researchers, scientists and engineers working in hydrology and water resources, and will also benefit graduate or doctoral students with a basic grasp of copula functions who want to learn about the latest research developments in the field. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Introduction (Lu Chen, Shenglian Guo)....Pages 1-11 Copula Theory (Lu Chen, Shenglian Guo)....Pages 13-38 Copula-Based Flood Frequency Analysis (Lu Chen, Shenglian Guo)....Pages 39-71 Copula-Based Seasonal Design Flood Estimation (Lu Chen, Shenglian Guo)....Pages 73-96 Drought Analysis Using Copulas (Lu Chen, Shenglian Guo)....Pages 97-116 Flood Coincidence Risk Analysis Using Multivariate Copula Functions (Lu Chen, Shenglian Guo)....Pages 117-137 Copula-Based Method for Multisite Monthly and Daily Streamflow Simulation (Lu Chen, Shenglian Guo)....Pages 139-164 Uncertainty Analysis of Hydrologic Forecasts Based on Copulas (Lu Chen, Shenglian Guo)....Pages 165-210 Copula-Based Uncertainty Evolution Model for Flood Forecasting (Lu Chen, Shenglian Guo)....Pages 211-235 Flood Forecasting Using Copula Entropy Method (Lu Chen, Shenglian Guo)....Pages 237-271 Correlations Among Rivers Using Copula Entropy (Lu Chen, Shenglian Guo)....Pages 273-290