Prediction of two-year peak stream discharges using neural networks

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 625-630

  Muttiah, Ranjan S ^a   Srinivasan, Raghavan ^a   Allen, Peter M ^b  

^a BLACKLAND RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Local scale predictions; Machine learning; Neural networks; Regional scale; Two year discharge

Indexed keywords

CASCADES (FLUID MECHANICS); CORRELATION METHODS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DRAINAGE; FORECASTING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS;

CASCADE CORRELATION NEURAL NETWORKS;

RIVERS;

DISCHARGE RATE; NEURAL NETWORKS; RIVER BASINS; WATERSHEDS;

EID: 0031171262     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1997.tb03537.x     Document Type: Article

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