Over-parameterisation, a major obstacle to the use of artificial neural networks in hydrology?

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 693-706

  Gaume, Eric ^a   Gosset, Raphael ^a  

^a Universite Paris Est   (France)

Author keywords

Artificial Neural Networks; Forecasting; Rainfall runoff; Stream flow

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; FORECASTING METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

EID: 1642414601     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-7-693-2003     Document Type: Article

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