| Author | Argete, Amador C. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.WA-84-2 |
| Subject(s) | Floods--Mae Khong River--Statistical methods
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Data from five stations along the Mekong, both annual flood and low flows are statistically analyzed . The expected flow magnitudes at different return
periods are computed using five different probability distributions, namely: normal , three-parameter lognormal, Gumbel , Pearson type III and log Pearson type III distributions. The return flow magnitudes computed by these distribution
functions were plotted using the results of the Gumbel distribution as the reference frame. The streamflow data are then transformed by means of SMEMAX and power transformations and the transformed variates analyzed as normal variables. The suitability of transformation is examined using the w-test and the Pearson tests for normality. The return magnitudes of the best transformed variates are
then compared with those of the aforementioned probability distributions. In addition, transformation characteristics, especially of power transformation were
examined . These include the variation of the transformed sample statistics with
respect to the power of transformation, lambda . The applicability of the different
probability distributions to the data series from different stations was examined
by using Kolmogorov-Smirnov goodness-of-fit test. The suitability was then ranked
on a station to station basis. |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Water Resources Research Engineering (WA) |
| Chairperson(s) | Huynh Ngoc Phien |
| Examination Committee(s) | Hoshi, Kiyoshi ; Rahman, Md. Ataur
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Japanese Government |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1983 |