This course provides a practical, hands-on introduction to RMC-BestFit, the USACE Risk Management Center's statistical analysis software for flood frequency studies. Participants will learn how to acquire and prepare hydrologic data, perform univariate and Bulletin 17C frequency analysis, and explore advanced modelling capabilities including point process, mixture, and composite distribution analysis.

The course walks through the complete analytical workflow, from downloading time series data from international sources (USGS, Australian BoM, GHCN, CHMN) through to fitting Bayesian models with quantile priors and producing defensible frequency estimates. Participants will see how RMC-BestFit manages censored data, nonstationary trends, competing risks, bivariate copulas, coincident frequency analysis, rating curves, and time series modelling.

This hands-on course will demonstrate how to download data, create block maximum and peaks-over-threshold input data, fit univariate and point process frequency models, and estimate rating curves using real-world Australian and US gauge data, designed to build confidence in applying RMC-BestFit to practical flood-frequency challenges.

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