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We first summarize and supplement in Section 14.1 the at-site analysis done before in conjunction with annual flood series.

co-authored by J.R.M. Hosking

IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center; co-authored the 2nd edition.

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(2007). Flood Frequency Analysis. In: Statistical Analysis of Extreme Values. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-7399-3_14

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