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Techniques for flood estimation using peaks-over-threshold (POT) data are discussed. This involves using a Generalised Pareto distribution to describe the flood magnitudes and a Poisson distribution for the occurrence of the peaks. The fitting technique used is that of probability weighted moments. The question of the choice of threshold is discussed as well as a strategy, using L-moments, for pooling data. Use is made throughout of examples from the UK POT database held at the Institute of Hydrology.
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Naden, P.S. (1992). Analysis and use of peaks-over-threshold data in flood estimation. In: Saul, A.J. (eds) Floods and Flood Management. Fluid Mechanics and its Applications, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1630-5_10
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