Backcasting to Test the Use of Neural Networks for Predicting Runoff in Canadian Rivers

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 279-291

  Ehrman, J M ^a   Higuchi, K ^b   Clair, T A ^b  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; RAIN; RIVERS; SNOW;

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; MINIMUM TEMPERATURE;

RUNOFF;

EID: 0034272638     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj2503279     Document Type: Article

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