A Study of Storm Surge Disasters Based on Extreme Value Distribution Theory

In this study, a statistical model was set up using extreme value distribution theory to estimate the return periods for both the highest surge levels and the adjusted direct economic losses from storm surge disasters based on the historical database. The extreme value distribution theory has been w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yang, S., Liu, Xin, Liu, Q., Guan, L., Lee, J., Jung, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Coastal Education and Research Foundation 2017
Online Access:http://www.jcronline.org/doi/abs/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-16-00041.1
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59467