data. The pdfs, in turn, are used to evaluate
and manage risks to water supplies, water-
works, and floodplains; annual global invest-
ment in water infrastructure exceeds
U.S.$
500 billion (1).
The stationarity assumption has long
been compromised by human disturbances
in river basins. Flood risk, water supply, and
water quality are affected by water infra-
structure, channel modifications
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