L13. Flood frequency, variability and trend analysis

Flood frequency analysis and trend in flood magnitude, duration and frequency are of prime importance for water resources planning and management projects such as design of infrastructure, flood insurance studies, floodplain managements and ecological studies. This session includes methods in selecting flood series data, stationary and non-stationary flood modelling, probability distribution functions, at-site and regional flood frequency analyses, flood variability analysis and trend detection. We encourage submissions relevant to:

• Annual maximum and partial duration flood series analysis
• Factors affecting choice of distribution in flood frequency analysis
• Rating curve uncertainty in flood frequency analysis
• Flood characteristics of large unregulated river basins
• At-site and regional flood frequency analysis
• Stationary and non-stationary flood modelling
• Estimating small magnitude floods using partial series flood data
• Flood variability analysis
• Trend in flood magnitude, frequency and seasonality
• Impact of climate change on flood magnitude and frequency
• Uncertainty in flood frequency analysis
• Flood frequency analysis methods in new Australian Rainfall and Runoff