Spatial interpolation of weather variables for single locations using artificial neural networks

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 629-637

  Li, B ^a   McClendon, R W ^b   Hoogenboom, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

ANN; Artificial neural network; Estimation; Maximum air temperature; Minimum air temperature; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; DATA ACQUISITION; INTERPOLATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; WEATHER DATA; WEATHER VARIABLES;

WEATHERING;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; FORECASTING METHOD; INTERPOLATION; SOLAR RADIATION; WEATHER;

EID: 3042802124     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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