The suitability assessment of a generalized exponential distribution for the description of maximum precipitation amounts

The paper is a methodological extension of the current description of maximum precipitation amounts on the basis of gamma, Gumbel, lognormal or Weibull distribution to newly developed theoretical distributions, namely, the two-(GED2) and three-parameter (GED3) generalized exponential distribution. The verification is carried out on the basis of meteorological data from the Wroclaw-Strachowice meteorological station of the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management from years 1960-2009. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.