Using neural networks for calibration of time-domain reflectometry measurements;Utilisation de réseaux de neurones pour l'étalonnage de mesures par réflectométrie en domaine temporel

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 389-398

  Persson, Magnus ^a   Berndtsson, Ronny ^a   Sivakumar, Bellie ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Neural networks; Soil water content; Time domain reflectometry

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PERMITTIVITY; SOILS;

TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

REFLECTOMETERS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CALIBRATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOIL WATER; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

EID: 18844467644     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626660109492834     Document Type: Article

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