New method revolutionizes flood frequency studies, improving accuracy and reliability.
The article introduces a new method called the 'extreme rank plot' for analyzing flood frequency. Instead of comparing observed and modeled data using speculative values, this method assigns ranks to the model being studied. By simulating thousands of samples based on the model, researchers can compare descriptive statistics to see how well the model fits the observed data. This approach allows for statistical testing and comparison of different models, such as the Flood Estimation Handbook pooling and continuous simulation models.