Artificial-intelligence-based detection tests for the identification of shifts and trends in Canadian hydrometric data

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 294-306

  Lauzon, Nicolas ^a,b   Lence, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Detection tests; Hydrometric data; Shifts; Trends

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; FUZZY SETS; HYDROMETERS; NEURAL NETWORKS;

DETECTION TESTS; HYDROMETRIC DATA; MANN-KENDALL TEST;

STREAM FLOW;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; FUZZY SETS; HYDROMETERS; NEURAL NETWORKS; STREAM FLOW;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; HYDROMETRY; STREAMFLOW;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745626782     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L05-122     Document Type: Article

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