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Choosing the best fit distribution for rainfall event characteristics based on 6H-IETD within Peninsular Malaysia

Hassan, Zulkarnain and Shamsudin, Supiah and Harun, Sobri (2015) Choosing the best fit distribution for rainfall event characteristics based on 6H-IETD within Peninsular Malaysia. Jurnal Teknologi, 75 (1). pp. 145-157. ISSN 0127-9696

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.11113/jt.v75.3058

Abstract

In selecting the best-fit distribution model for the rainfall event characteristics based on the inter-event time definition (IETD) of 6 hours for the selected rainfall in the Peninsular of Malaysia, seven distributions were utilized namely the beta (B4), exponential (EX1), gamma (G2), generalized extreme value (GEV), generalized Pareto (GP), Log-Pearson 3 (LP3), and Wakeby (WKB). Maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) was applied to estimate the parameters of each distribution. Based on the results, GP, WKB and GEV were found to be the most suitable distribution for describing the rainfall event characteristics in the studied regions.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:distribution model, inter-event time definition, peninsular of Malaysia, rainfall event
Subjects:T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:Civil Engineering
ID Code:58049
Deposited By: Haliza Zainal
Deposited On:04 Dec 2016 04:07
Last Modified:07 Apr 2022 02:50

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