Regional Frequency Analysis of Extremes Precipitation Using L-Moments and Partial L-Moments

Table 4

Heterogeneity measures for the study region based on L-moments and PL-moments.

Heterogeneity measures	L-moment	PL-moment
Heterogeneity measure
Observed standard deviation of group L-Cv	0.078	0.077
Simulated mean of standard deviation of group L-Cv	0.084	0.077
Simulated standard deviation of standard deviation of group L-Cv	0.015	0.014
Value of the heterogeneity measure	−0.410	−0.060
Heterogeneity measure
Observed average of L-Cv/L-skewness distance	0.105	0.139
Simulated mean of average L-Cv/L-skewness distance	0.141	0.139
Simulated standard deviation of average L-Cv/L-skewness distance	0.023	0.022
Value of the heterogeneity measure	−1.600	−1.800
Heterogeneity measure
Observed average of L-skewness/L-kurtosis distance	0.094	0.088
Simulated mean of average L-skewness/L-kurtosis distance	0.175	0.176
Simulated standard deviation of average L-skewness/L-kurtosis distance	0.028	0.028
Value of the heterogeneity measure	−2.890	−3.170