Research Article

Application of Harmony Search to Design Storm Estimation from Probability Distribution Models

Table 4

Comparison of test criteria for the annual maximum rainfall data for the 74 rain gauges stations in Republic of Korea.

CriteriaDistribution typeMeanStd.
MLGAHSMLGAHS

CCLN20.98 0.98 0.98 0.023 0.017 0.018
GAM20.97 0.98 0.97 0.027 0.024 0.024
GEV0.98 0.99 0.99 0.019 0.008 0.008
GUM0.88 0.88 0.88 0.059 0.059 0.059

CELN20.95 0.96 0.96 0.054 0.034 0.044
GAM20.94 0.95 0.95 0.054 0.046 0.046
GEV0.96 0.98 0.98 0.054 0.016 0.016
GUM0.85 0.77 0.77 0.523 0.114 0.114

RMSELN23.01 2.60 2.65 2.147 1.623 1.815
GAM23.12 2.89 2.90 2.133 1.941 1.937
GEV2.52 1.94 1.94 1.550 0.833 0.838
GUM10.55 6.48 6.48 6.368 3.302 3.302