Multiple criteria rainfall-runoff model calibration using a parallel genetic algorithm in a cluster of computers

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Cheng, Chun Tian ^a   Wu, Xin Yu ^a   Chau, K W ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Calibration; Cluster; Fuzzy evaluation; Multiple criteria; Parallel genetic algorithms; Rainfall runoff model

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; RAIN; RUNOFF;

FUZZY EVALUATION; MULTIPLE CRITERIA; PARALLEL GENETIC ALGORITHMS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODEL;

HYDROLOGY;

FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PARALLEL COMPUTING; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

EID: 28544440088     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.2005.50.6.1069     Document Type: Article

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