Regional flood estimation for ungauged basins in Sarawak, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Yeo, Howe Lim, Leonard, Melvin Lye
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: IAHS Press 2003
• Subjects: TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8438/1/Regional%20flood%20estimation%20for%20ungauged%20basins%20in%20Sarawak%2C%20Malaysia%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8438/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1623/hysj.48.1.79.43477#.VbrWX_PzqM8

Design flood estimation is an important task that is required in the planning and design of many civil engineering projects. In this study, the flood records of more than 23 gauged river basins in Sarawak, Malaysia, are examined using an index-flood estimation procedure based on L-moments. Two homo...