M. Arshad
University College of Administrative Sciences, Kotli, Azad Kashmir
M.T. Rasool
Government College, Samundri, District Faisalabad, Pakistan
M.I. Ahmad
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Sultan Qaboos University, Musqat, Oman
ABSTRACT
The Generalized Pareto Distribution is considered as a model for maximum rainfall data in Pakistan. The rain fall data available for ten stations in Pakistan is utilized. The test statistics of Kolmogrov Smirnov, Cramer Von Mises, Anderson Darling and Modified Anderson Darling are obtained. The rainfall intensity estimates are derived with different return periods.
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M. Arshad, M.T. Rasool and M.I. Ahmad, 2002. Rain Fall Intensity Estimates by Generalized Pareto Distribution. Journal of Applied Sciences, 2: 774-776.
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2002.774.776
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2002.774.776
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2002.774.776
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2002.774.776
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