%0 Journal Article %1 jenkinson1955frequency %A Jenkinson, A. F. %D 1955 %J Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society %K evt extreme stats %N 348 %P 158--171 %R https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.49708134804 %T The frequency distribution of the annual maximum (or minimum) values of meteorological elements %U https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/qj.49708134804 %V 81 %X It is shown that the probability P that the annual maximum value of a meteorological element is less than a given value x can be expressed as exp where a and k are constants such that ak is positive.The parameters a and k can be evaluated from data of annual maximum values for a given period of years. Hence we derive the average highest and lowest in sets of T annual maxima, and also the maximum value to be expected once in T years.

@article{jenkinson1955frequency, abstract = {It is shown that the probability P that the annual maximum value of a meteorological element is less than a given value x can be expressed as exp where a and k are constants such that ak is positive.The parameters a and k can be evaluated from data of annual maximum values for a given period of years. Hence we derive the average highest and lowest in sets of T annual maxima, and also the maximum value to be expected once in T years.}, added-at = {2021-09-22T11:29:31.000+0200}, author = {Jenkinson, A. F.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/227a75044bc727ab896b40b479d7b864e/simon.brown}, description = {The frequency distribution of the annual maximum (or minimum) values of meteorological elements - Jenkinson - 2006 - Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society - Wiley Online Library}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.49708134804}, eprint = {https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/qj.49708134804}, interhash = {51e186d910c2b39325671245d6409c9d}, intrahash = {27a75044bc727ab896b40b479d7b864e}, journal = {Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society}, keywords = {evt extreme stats}, number = 348, pages = {158--171}, timestamp = {2021-09-27T16:15:09.000+0200}, title = {The frequency distribution of the annual maximum (or minimum) values of meteorological elements}, url = {https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/qj.49708134804}, volume = 81, year = 1955 }