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Entry from Directory of Selected Israeli Water-related Publications
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| TITLE: | A regional model for the probability of peak discharges in Israel Rep. Hydro. 1994 /4 |
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| AUTHORS: | Isabella Shentsis, Arie Ben-Zvi, Salomon Goltz |
| PUBLISHER: | Hydrological Service of Israel |
| PAGES: | 61 |
| PUBLICATION DATE: | August 1994 |
| LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION: | Hebrew |
| ABSTRACT: | The study refers to the maximal instantaneous peak discharge in a year. At first, the Log-Pearson 3 distribution function was adopted for estimating the probability of occurrence of a peak flood at a single hydrometric station. Historic peak flood records for observation periods between 13 and 68 years at 68 individual stations were used to derive the parameters of that function for each of the stations. The next step included regionalization of the distribution function from observed to unobserved sites. To this end, the country was subdivided into geographic regions which are relatively uniform in their rainfall forming properties. For each region was selected a function which relates the magnitude of a peak discharge at a given probability level to characteristics of the drainage basin. An estimation of the peak flood estimation error is also provided. The model serves as a tool for providing hydrologic information required for designing and operating systems and devices on and near streams in all parts of the country. |
| ADDRESS FROM WHICH THE PUBLICATION CAN BE OBTAINED: | Library, Hydrological Service, P.O.Box 6381, Jerusalem 91063, Israel |
| AVAILABILITY: | At request |
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