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Analysis of extreme events

Author: Khuluse, S Date: Apr 2009 Risk analysis and decision analysis frameworks provide an array of tools to aid the decision making process. This presentation provides an overview of Probabilistic Risk Analysis (PRA), which involves (i) estimation of probabilities, (ii) ... Read more
Comparison study of design rainfall mapping using ordinary kriging and kriging with external drift

Author: Khuluse, S ; Stein, A ; Debba, Pravesh Date: Mar 2011 Early development of Extreme Value Theory (EVT) was motivated by a need to quantify the probability of unusually large (or small) events in hydrology and climatology. The current challenge in modelling extremes is how to adequately account ... Read more
Effect of temporal dependence and seasonality on return level estimates of excessive rainfall

Author: Khuluse, S Date: Aug 2009 Recent concerns over the potential impact of climate change have made governments conscious of the importance of mitigation plans against the harmful effects of natural hazards. This has reinforced the undertaking of initiatives that are ... Read more
Effect of temporal dependence and seasonality on return level estimates of excessive rainfall

Author: Khuluse, S Date: Aug 2009 Recent concerns over the potential impact of climate change have made governments conscious of the importance of mitigation plans against the harmful effects of natural hazards. This has reinforced the undertaking of initiatives that are ... Read more
What can we infer from beyond the data? The statistics behind the analysis of risk events in the context of environmental studies

Author: Khuluse, S ; Das, Sonali ; Debba, Pravesh ; Elphinstone, C Date: Apr 2009 When events occur outside the range of acceptable fluctuations, they may result in either (a) the events being more favourable than usual, or (b) the events being less favourable than usual. The latter has serious implications if their ... Read more

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