Statistical Methods in Hydrology and Hydroclimatology

Dr. Rajib Maity is Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. His research areas include hydroclimatology, stochastic hydrology, climate impacts on water resources, hydrologic time series analyses and forecasting etc. He has published a book on ‘Hydroclimatic Teleconnection: Indian Perspective’, several book chapters, and over 80 research articles in various peer-reviewed journals and conferences. His research work has been funded by various agencies such as the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF) and IBM. Some of his professional awards/honors include Humboldt Fellowship (experienced category) from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany), James Rennell MoES Young Fellowship (MoES), the Prof. R.J. Garde Research Award, ASCE 2011 Outstanding Reviewer (USA), Emerging Leaders Fellowship (Australia), BOYSCAST Fellowship (India/USA), IEI Young Engineers Award, DAAD fellowship for IIT faculty (Germany), International ICE WaRM Fellowship (Australia), and Prof. N.S. Govinda Rao Memorial Gold Medal, IISc. The author is also currently serving as an associate editor of the Journal of Earth System Science (JESS), Springer and ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Taylor and Francis.

• Introduction.- Basic concepts of Probability and Statistics.- Basic Statistical Properties of Data.- Probability Distributions and Their Applications.- Frequency Analysis, Risk and Uncertainty in Hydroclimatic Analysis.- Hypothesis Testing.- Regression Analysis and Curve fitting.- Multivariate Analysis.- Time Series Analysis.- Theory of Copula in Hydrology and Hydroclimatology.