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Bayesian Unit Hydrographs

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Proceedings of the International Conference on Hydrology and Water Resources, New Delhi, India, December 1993

Part of the book series: Water Science and Technology Library ((WSTL,volume 16))

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Abstract

The Bayesian and Ridge Regression Methods of Unit Hydrograph estimation are investigated in this study. Both synthetic and observed rainfall-runoff data are used. The Bayesian Method is more general and gives non-oscillatory unit hydrographs with non-negative ordinates.

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  1. School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA

    A. Ramachandra Rao

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

    Vijay P. Singh

  2. National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India

    Bhishm Kumar

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Rao, A.R. (1996). Bayesian Unit Hydrographs. In: Singh, V.P., Kumar, B. (eds) Proceedings of the International Conference on Hydrology and Water Resources, New Delhi, India, December 1993. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0389-3_15

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