Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 23, issue 2
Articles | Volume 23, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-829-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-829-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 23, issue 2
Research article
 | 
13 Feb 2019
Research article |  | 13 Feb 2019

Mapping rainfall hazard based on rain gauge data: an objective cross-validation framework for model selection

Juliette Blanchet, Emmanuel Paquet, Pradeebane Vaittinada Ayar, and David Penot

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We propose an objective framework for estimating rainfall cumulative distribution functions in a region when data are only available at rain gauges. Our methodology allows us to assess goodness-of-fit of the full distribution, but with a particular focus on its tail. It is applied to daily rainfall in the Ardèche catchment in the south of France. Results show a preference for a mixture of Gamma distribution over seasons and weather patterns, with parameters interpolated with a thin plate spline.
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