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

Table 6

Quantiles for different return periods (𝑇=10, 25, 50, and 100 years) of the four major cities in Republic of Korea.

Rain gauge	Distribution	𝑇=10			𝑇=25			𝑇=50			𝑇=100
		ML	GA	HS	ML	GA	HS	ML	GA	HS	ML	GA	HS
Seoul	LN2	69.2	70.1	70.1	84.7	86.3	86.4	96.5	98.8	98.8	108.6	111.5	111.6
	GAM2	68.5	70.7	70.7	80.9	84.6	84.6	89.6	94.4	94.4	97.9	103.9	103.9
	GEV	68.7	69.2	69.2	84.3	86	86	96.5	99.5	99.4	109	113.7	113.6
	GUM	76.4	62.8	62.8	85	67.3	67.3	85	67.3	67.3	94.3	72.2	72.2
Daejeon	LN2	53.9	53.6	53.6	61.8	61.1	61.1	67.4	66.6	66.6	73	71.8	71.8
	GAM2	53.4	53.7	53.7	60.1	60.5	60.5	64.6	65.2	65.1	68.9	69.6	69.5
	GEV	53.1	53.7	53.7	59.2	59.9	59.8	63.1	63.9	63.8	66.6	67.5	67.3
	GUM	53.6	50.5	50.5	57.3	53.3	53.3	57.3	53.3	53.3	61.3	56.3	56.3
Daegu	LN2	49.3	50.7	50.7	58.8	61.2	61.2	65.8	69.1	69.2	72.9	77.2	77.2
	GAM2	49.3	51.0	51.0	57.3	60.1	60.0	62.9	66.4	66.4	68.1	72.5	72.4
	GEV	49.7	50.0	50.1	61.5	61.4	61.3	71.2	70.4	70.3	81.5	79.9	79.7
	GUM	54.9	45.6	45.6	60.7	48.6	48.6	64.2	50.4	50.4	67.0	51.9	51.9
Busan	LN2	69.0	64.1	64.1	86.6	77.6	77.4	100.2	87.7	87.5	114.3	98.0	97.7
	GAM2	65.4	64.9	64.9	77.7	76.8	76.8	86.4	85.1	85.2	94.7	93.1	93.2
	GEV	64.1	64.7	64.7	75.3	76.0	76.0	83.0	83.8	83.7	90.3	91.1	90.9
	GUM	66.2	59.2	59.2	72.6	63.5	63.5	72.6	63.5	63.5	79.4	68.1	68.1