Prediction of flow characteristics using multiple regression and neural networks: A case study in Zimbabwe

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 30, Issue 11-16 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 639-647

  Mazvimavi, D ^a   Meijerink, A M J ^b   Savenije, H H G ^c   Stein, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flow characteristics; Neural networks; Prediction; Ungauged basins

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FLOW OF WATER; LINEAR EQUATIONS; LITHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNOFF;

ANNUAL RUNOFF; BASE FLOW INDEX; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; GRASSLANDS; UNGAUGED BASINS;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BASEFLOW; CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 27644537224     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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