Forecasting runoff coefficients using ANN for water resources management: The case of Notwane catchment in Eastern Botswana

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 31, Issue 15-16, 2006, Pages 928-934

  Parida, B P ^a   Moalafhi, D B ^b   Kenabatho, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b Department of Water Affairs   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Principal component analysis; Runoff coefficient; Water balance method

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; FORECASTING; LAND USE; NEURAL NETWORKS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; WATER RESOURCES;

RUNOFF COEFFICIENT; WATER BALANCE METHOD;

RUNOFF;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CATCHMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RUNOFF; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33748891409     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.08.017     Document Type: Article

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