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Research article
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13 Dec 2012
Research article |
| 13 Dec 2012
Estimating the flood frequency distribution at seasonal and annual time scales
E. Baratti
School of Civil Engineering, Dept. DICAM, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
A. Montanari
School of Civil Engineering, Dept. DICAM, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
A. Castellarin
School of Civil Engineering, Dept. DICAM, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
J. L. Salinas
Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
A. Viglione
Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
A. Bezzi
Studio Ing. G. Pietrangeli S.r.l., Via Cicerone 28, Rome, Italy
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