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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-295-2014
© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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20 Feb 2014
Research article |
| 20 Feb 2014
A data-based comparison of flood frequency analysis methods used in France
K. Kochanek
Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Księcia Janusza 64, 01-452, Warsaw, Poland
B. Renard
Irstea Lyon, UR HHLY Hydrology-Hydraulics, 5 rue de la Doua CS70077, 69626 Villeurbanne CEDEX, France
P. Arnaud
Irstea Aix-En-Provence UR OHAX, 3275 Route de Cézanne, CS 40061, 13182 Aix-en-Provence CEDEX 5, France
Y. Aubert
Irstea Aix-En-Provence UR OHAX, 3275 Route de Cézanne, CS 40061, 13182 Aix-en-Provence CEDEX 5, France
Irstea Lyon, UR HHLY Hydrology-Hydraulics, 5 rue de la Doua CS70077, 69626 Villeurbanne CEDEX, France
T. Cipriani
Irstea Lyon, UR HHLY Hydrology-Hydraulics, 5 rue de la Doua CS70077, 69626 Villeurbanne CEDEX, France
E. Sauquet
Irstea Lyon, UR HHLY Hydrology-Hydraulics, 5 rue de la Doua CS70077, 69626 Villeurbanne CEDEX, France
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