<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The Peak Over Threshold Method (POT) was used as an alternative technique to the traditional analysis of annual discharge maxima of the Danube River. The POT method was applied to a time-series of daily discharge values covering a period of 60 years (1931-1990) at the following gauge stations: Achleiten, Kienstock, Wien, Bratislava and Nagymaros. The first part of the paper presents the use of the POT method and how it was applied to daily discharges. All mean daily discharges exceeding a defined threshold were considered in the POT analysis. Based on the POT waves independence criteria the maximum daily discharge data were selected. Two theoretical log-normal (LN) and Log-Pearson III (LP3) distributions were used to calculate the probability of exceeding annual maximum discharges. Performance of the POT method was compared to the theoretical distributions (LN, LP3). The influence of the data series length on the estimation of the <italic>N</italic>-year discharges by POT method was carried out too. Therefore, with regard to later regulations along the Danube channel bank the 40, 20 and 10-year time data series were chosen in early of the 60-year period and second analysed time data series were selected from the end of the 60-year period. Our results suggest that the POT method can provide adequate and comparable estimates of <italic>N</italic>-year discharges for more stations with short temporal coverage.</p></abstract>

The Peak Over Threshold Method (POT) was used as an alternative technique to the traditional analysis of annual discharge maxima of the Danube River. The POT method was applied to a time-series of daily discharge values covering a period of 60 years (1931-1990) at the following gauge stations: Achleiten, Kienstock, Wien, Bratislava and Nagymaros. The first part of the paper presents the use of the POT method and how it was applied to daily discharges. All mean daily discharges exceeding a defined threshold were considered in the POT analysis. Based on the POT waves independence criteria the maximum daily discharge data were selected. Two theoretical log-normal (LN) and Log-Pearson III (LP3) distributions were used to calculate the probability of exceeding annual maximum discharges. Performance of the POT method was compared to the theoretical distributions (LN, LP3). The influence of the data series length on the estimation of the N-year discharges by POT method was carried out too. Therefore, with regard to later regulations along the Danube channel bank the 40, 20 and 10-year time data series were chosen in early of the 60-year period and second analysed time data series were selected from the end of the 60-year period. Our results suggest that the POT method can provide adequate and comparable estimates of N-year discharges for more stations with short temporal coverage.

Analysis of extreme hydrological Events on THE danube using the Peak Over Threshold method

Institute of Hydrology SAS, Račianska 75, 831 02 Bratislava 3, Slovakia

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

The Peak Over Threshold Method (POT) was used as an alternative technique to the traditional analysis of annual discharge maxima of the Danube River. The POT...

Analysis of extreme hydrological Events on THE danube using the Peak Over Threshold method

Published Online: Jun 25, 2010

Page range: 88 - 101

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10098-010-0009-x

Keywords
tok Dunaja, extrémne hydrologické udalosti, frekvencia výskytu povodní, metóda POT, denný prietok, doba opakovania prietokov

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Analysis of extreme hydrological Events on THE danube using the Peak Over Threshold method

Published Online: Jun 25, 2010

Page range: 88 - 101

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10098-010-0009-x

Keywordstok Dunaja, extrémne hydrologické udalosti, frekvencia výskytu povodní, metóda POT, denný prietok, doba opakovania prietokov

This content is open access.

Keywords
tok Dunaja, extrémne hydrologické udalosti, frekvencia výskytu povodní, metóda POT, denný prietok, doba opakovania prietokov