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Nov 1978
Impact of Hydrologic Uncertainties on Flood Insurance
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VIEW THE REPLYPublication: Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 104, Issue 11
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Traditional techniques of flood frequency estimation produce a bias in estimated frequencies such that, on the average in a great many applications, floods will occur far more frequently than estimated. This is particularly critical in flood insurance studies. It appears to be imperative that the principle of expected probability be used in flood frequency studies in order to remove or minimize this bias, both for application in actuarial studies and for flood-plain zoning.
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Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 104 • Issue 11 • November 1978
Pages: 1473 - 1484
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© 1978 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Nov 1978
Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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Leo R. Beard, F.ASCE
Prof. of Civ. Engrg. and Dir., Center for Research in Water Resources, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, Tex.
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