Self-organising map methods in integrated modelling of environmental and economic systems

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1247-1256

  Shanmuganathan, S ^a   Sallis, P ^a   Buckeridge, J ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Ecological data; Ecological modelling; Integrated modelling techniques; Self organising maps

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; NEURAL NETWORKS; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS; WATER QUALITY;

ECOLOGICAL DATA; ECOLOGICAL MODELLING; ECONOMIC SYSTEM; INTEGRATED MODELLING TECHNIQUES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMIC SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MAP; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 33744980453     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2005.04.011     Document Type: Article

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