A Rainfall Distribution for the Lampao Site in the Chi River Basin, Thailand

Bungon Kumphon, Arun Kaew-Man, Parakorn Seenoi

Department of Mathematics, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham, Thailand.
Department of Statistics, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

DOI: 10.4236/jwarp.2012.410101                

Abstract

In this study, the four-parameter kappa distribution with L-Moments estimation has been used to fit the distribution of weekly rainfall data at Lampao in the Chi River Basin, Thailand. The weekly precipitations with probabilities 0.75 were estimated, and the extreme rainfall estimates obtained can be used for water and agriculture management.

Keywords

L-Moments; Four Parameters Kappa Distribution; Goodness of Fit Test

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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