<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The main aim of the article was application of some statistical tests for investigation of weak stationarity of hydrologic time series. The tests were applied to mean monthly flow and maximum annual flow on three rivers: two Polish and one American river. Firstly, the modified Mann–Kendall test for autocorrelated data was used to detect trend. After detrending we used “unit root tests” based on the DF test and “stationarity tests” based on the KPSS test. The tests were investigated and compared in some aspects: analysis of residuals, application to seasonal series, AIC and Schwarz values.</p></abstract>

The main aim of the article was application of some statistical tests for investigation of weak stationarity of hydrologic time series. The tests were applied to mean monthly flow and maximum annual flow on three rivers: two Polish and one American river. Firstly, the modified Mann–Kendall test for autocorrelated data was used to detect trend. After detrending we used “unit root tests” based on the DF test and “stationarity tests” based on the KPSS test. The tests were investigated and compared in some aspects: analysis of residuals, application to seasonal series, AIC and Schwarz values.

On Certain Stationarity Tests for Hydrologic Series

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

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The main aim of the article was application of some statistical tests for investigation of weak stationarity of hydrologic time series. The tests were applied...

On Certain Stationarity Tests for Hydrologic Series

Pubblicato online: 08 lug 2017

Pagine: 51 - 63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sgem-2017-0022

© 2012 Agnieszka Rutkowska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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