Effects of Mixed Distribution Statistical Flood Frequency Models on Dam Safety Assessments: A Case Study of the Pueblo Dam
@inproceedings{RoopEckart2018EffectsOM, title={Effects of Mixed Distribution Statistical Flood Frequency Models on Dam Safety Assessments: A Case Study of the Pueblo Dam}, author={K. Joel Roop-Eckart and Sanjib Sharma and Mahkameh Zarekarizi and Benjamin Seiyon Lee and Caitlin M. Spence and Tess Alethea Russo and Klaus Keller}, year={2018} }
Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA Jupiter Intelligence, San Mateo, CA 94401, USA Department of Statistics, The George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA Data Services, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Boston MA 02111, USA Department of Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA Thayer School of Engineering…
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