Probability distributions for long period rainfall: a scoping study

This report is the result of work jointly funded by the Environment Agency and theNatural Environment Research Council (NERC). The report offers a review of needswithin and outside the Agency for long-duration rainfall frequency estimation, andidentification of reliable consistent methodologies that could be developed to assess theseverity of rainfall droughts. The information should be circulated amongst the WaterResources staff of the Environment Agency to ensure that the following researchintegrates all requirements.