Heavy tail behaviour of rainfall extremes across Germany

Cesarini, Luigi (2018) Heavy tail behaviour of rainfall extremes across Germany. [Laurea magistrale], Università di Bologna, Corso di Studio in Civil engineering [LM-DM270], Documento full-text non disponibile
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Abstract

The upper part of a probability distribution (or right tail) control the extent and the frequency of occurrence of extreme events. Studying the tail behaviour of extreme rainfall events has become an important task in the estimation of these events. The main goal of this research is to characterize the regime of severe rainfall events, and to identify the morphological and climatic variables that influence the most these events. The study is based on data coming from 1206 rain gauges across Germany that recorded daily rainfall depth for the amazing period of 110 years, which allowed a fair assessment of the upper tail behaviour. The upper tail behaviour is evaluated through six estimated parameters used as tail indicators. The information provided by these descriptors were analysed by two multivariate techniques, namely the principal component analysis and the cluster analysis that ultimately returned a grouping of stations based on their upper tail behaviour.

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di laurea (Laurea magistrale)
Autore della tesi
Cesarini, Luigi
Relatore della tesi
Correlatore della tesi
Scuola
Corso di studio
Indirizzo
Infrastructure Design in River Basins
Ordinamento Cds
DM270
Parole chiave
Return period,Principal components analysis,Cluster analysis,Daily rainfall depth,Heavy tailed distribution,Mean date of occurrence,Aspect
Data di discussione della Tesi
8 Febbraio 2018
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