| Title: | Estimation of the return periods of maxima rainfall and floods at the Pra River Catchment, Ghana, West Africa using the Gumbel extreme value theory |
| Authors: | Osei, M.A., L.K. Amekudzi, A.Y. Omari-Sasu, E.I. Yamba, E. Quansah, J.N.A. Aryee and K. Preko |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Journal: | Heliyon |
| Volume (Issue): | 7(5) |
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| Article ID: | e06980 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06980 |
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| Model: | SWAT |
| Broad Application Category: | hydrologic only |
| Primary Application Category: | flood impacts or conveyances |
| Secondary Application Category: | hydrologic assessment |
| Watershed Description: | 23,200 km^2 Pra River, which originates from the Kwahu Plateau and flows into the Gulf of Guinea at Shama in Ghana. |
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| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Maxima rainfall, Maxima flood, Maximum wet and dry days, Gumbel’s distribution, Return period |