Gringorten plotting position

From Glossary of Meteorology
Revision as of 06:09, 16 April 2024 by Ametsocadmin (talk | contribs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)


The Gringorten plotting position for the rth-ranked datum in ascending order (from smallest to largest) from a sample of size n is the quotient:

ams2001glos-Ge48


See plotting position, probability paper.

Gringorten, I. I. 1963. A plotting rule for extreme probability paper. J. Geophys. Res., 68. No. 3, . 813–814.

Gumble, E. J. 1941. Probability interpretation of the observed return periods of floods. Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 21. 836–850.

Term edited 12 September 2023.

A law or regulation that governs behavior, actions, or operations.

Retrieved from "https://glossary.ametsoc.org/w/index.php?title=Gringorten_plotting_position&oldid=41870"
Powered by MediaWiki
Powered by WikiTeq
Powered by Semantic MediaWiki
Copyright 2025 American Meteorological Society (AMS). For permission to reuse any portion of this work, please contact permissions@ametsoc.org. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be “fair use” under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S. Code § 107) or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S.Copyright Act (17 USC § 108) does not require AMS’s permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form, such as on a website or in a searchable database, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statement, require written permission or a license from AMS. Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policy statement.