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Bivariate Lognormal Load Estimator

Clarke [1990b; 1990a] considers statistical properties of an estimator based on fitting a bivariate lognormal distribution to the joint distribution of the logarithms of discharge and concentration. He derives approximate confidence intervals for an unbiased estimator of sediment yield.



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Rev. Geophys. Vol. 33 Suppl., © 1995 American Geophysical Union