Reed, D.W., Jakob, D., Robson, A.J., Faulkner, D.S., Stewart, E.J. 1999. Regional frequency analysis: a new vocabulary. Proc. IAHS Symp. "Hydrological extremes: understanding, predicting, mitigating" (eds Gottschalk, L., Olivry, J-C., Reed, D., Rosbjerg, D.), Birmingham, July 1999, IAHS Publ. No. 255, 237–243.
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Regional frequency analysis solves the problem of estimating the magnitude of extreme events by pooling information from observations at several sites. The topic is reviewed with particular reference to evolution in the last decade. It is suggested that the terminology of regional frequency analysis has lagged behind developments, and a new vocabulary is introduced. This is illustrated for the relevant flood frequency estimation developed for the Flood Estimation Handbook.