A fuzzy index model for trophic status evaluation of reservoir waters

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1415-1423

  Liou, Yi Ting ^a   Lo, Shang Lien ^b  

^a KAINAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Environmental quality assessment; Fuzziness index; Fuzzy c means clustering algorithm; Similarity membership function; Trophic status of reservoirs

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBERSHIP FUNCTIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

CARLSON TROPIC STATE INDEX; FUZZY C MEANS (FCM); FUZZY INDEX MODEL; QUALITY EVALUATION;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

LAKE; MODELING; RESERVOIR; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 18144425553     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.01.014     Document Type: Article

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