Open AccessReview: Methods for the estimation of extreme rainfall events
Author(s) -
K.M. Johnson,
J. Smithers
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
water s.a./water sa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.389
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1816-7950
pISSN - 0378-4738
DOI - 10.17159/wsa/2019.v45.i3.6747
Subject(s) - estimation , extreme value theory , environmental science , climatology , hydrology (agriculture) , engineering , geology , statistics , geotechnical engineering , mathematics , systems engineering
The estimation of design rainfalls is necessary to estimate the exceedance probabilities of extreme floods required to design hydraulic structures and to quantify the risk of failure of these structures. New approaches to estimating extreme rainfall events are being developed internationally. This paper reviews methods for estimating design rainfalls, particularly extreme events, in South Africa and internationally, and highlights the need to update methods used for estimating extreme rainfall events in South Africa as a platform for future research.