Comparing Neural Networks and Regression Models for Ozone Forecasting

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 653-663

  Comrie, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; FORECASTING; METEOROLOGY; NEURAL NETWORKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

POLLUTANTS;

OZONE;

OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

EID: 0031172117     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1997.10463925     Document Type: Article

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