Homogeneity testing for skewed and cross-correlated data in regional flood frequency analysis

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dc.contributor.authorLilienthal, Jona
dc.contributor.authorFried, Roland
dc.contributor.authorSchumann, Andreas H.
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-15T11:35:30Z
dc.date.available2016-04-15T11:35:30Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractIn regional frequency analysis the homogeneity of a group of multiple stations is an essential pre-assumption. A standard procedure in hydrology to evaluate this condition is the test based on the homogeneity measure of Hosking and Wallis, which applies L-moments. Disadvantages of it are the lack of power when analysing highly skewed data and the implicit assumption of spatial independence. To face these issues we generalize this procedure in two ways. Copulas are utilised to model intersite dependence and trimmed L-moments as a more robust alternative to ordinary L-moments. The results of simulation studies are presented to discuss the influence of different copula models and different trimming parameters. It turns out that the usage of asymmetrically trimmed L-moments improves the heterogeneity detection in skewed data, while maintaining a reasonable error rate. Simple copula models are sufficient to incorporate the dependence structure of the data in the procedure. Additionally, a more robust behaviour against extreme events at single stations is achieved with the use of trimmed L-moments. Strong intersite dependence and skewed data reveal the need of a modified procedure in a case study with data from Saxony, Germany.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2003/34894
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-16942
dc.language.isoende
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDiscussion Paper / SFB823;16, 2016en
dc.subjecthomogeneity testen
dc.subjectcopulasen
dc.subjectTL-momentsen
dc.subjectregional flood frequency analysisen
dc.subject.ddc310
dc.subject.ddc330
dc.subject.ddc620
dc.titleHomogeneity testing for skewed and cross-correlated data in regional flood frequency analysisen
dc.typeTextde
dc.type.publicationtypeworkingPaperde
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