Predicting rainfall intensity using a genetic algorithm approach

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 470-475

  Karahan, Halil ^a   Ceylan, Halim ^a   Tamer Ayvaz, M ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Parameter estimation; Rainfall intensity

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RAIN;

GENETIC ALGORITHM RAINFALL INTENSITY (GARI) MODEL; RAINFALL INTENSITY-DURATION-FREQUENCY RELATIONS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RAIN; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ESTIMATION METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHM; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PREDICTION; RETURN PERIOD;

EID: 33847019533     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6245     Document Type: Article

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