Performance evaluation of ANN and geomorphology-based models for runoff and sediment yield prediction for a Canadian watershed

Current Science

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2022-2033

  Sarangi, A ^a   Madramootoo, C A ^b   Enright, P ^b   Prasher, S O ^b   Patel, R M ^b  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial Neural Network; Geomorphology; Regression splines; Runoff; Sediment yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 31744438288     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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