Research Article

Copula-Based Joint Flood Frequency Analysis: The Case of Guder River, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Table 8

Comparison between joint return periods associated with the theoretical events.

StationCopula(m3/s)(106m3)

1Gumbel-Hougaard597.4977.350.74374150.938216
10108.09100.140.83976340.961426
25120.46124.420.9020101070.976442
50129.06140.110.9255132580.982056
100137.20154.200.9392166250.985368

2Gumbel-Hougaard593.7825.920.76884240.968632
10101.4734.750.899510920.986373
25110.7444.160.9271141760.9901101
50117.3150.230.9538224620.9937159
100123.6055.690.98055134180.9973376