A comprehensive uncertainty framework for historical  flood frequency analysis: a 500-year-long case study

Lucas, Mathieu; Lang, Michel; Renard, Benjamin; Le Coz, Jérôme

doi:10.5194/hess-28-5031-2024

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A comprehensive uncertainty framework for historical flood frequency analysis: a 500-year-long case study

Mathieu Lucas, Michel Lang, Benjamin Renard, and Jérôme Le Coz

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