Copula-based risk evaluation of hydrological droughts in the East River basin, China

• Published in: Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 1397 - 1406
• Main Authors: Zhang, Qiang, Xiao, Mingzhong, Singh, Vijay P, Chen, Xiaohong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.08.2013; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; Basins; Chemistry and Earth Sciences; cities; Computational Intelligence; Computer Science; Drought; Droughts; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Economic development; Environment; Extreme drought; Hydrologic data; Hydrologic modeling; Hydrology; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science; Original Paper; Physics; Probabilistic methods; Probability; Probability theory; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; risk; risk assessment; River basins; river deltas; Rivers; socioeconomic development; Statistics for Engineering; Stream discharge; Stream flow; Waste Water Technology; Water availability; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Water resources; Water supplies; Water supply; watersheds; China; Hydrological drought; Copula; Extreme value; The East River basin; Secondary return period

Probabilistic characteristics of hydrological droughts in a basin are closely related to the variability and availability of water resources of the basin. The East River basin in China is the main source for water supply for mega cities in the Pearl River Delta and cities in the vicinity of the Delt...