Timing error correction procedure applied to neural network rainfall-runoff modelling

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 414-431

  Abrahart, Robert J ^a   Heppenstall, Alison J ^b   See, Linda M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrological forecasting; Neural networks; Rainfall runoff modelling; River Ouse; Timing errors

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR CORRECTION; FORECASTING; HYDROLOGY; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; NEURAL NETWORKS;

HYDROLOGICAL FORECASTING; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELLING; TIMING ERROR CORRECTION;

RUNOFF;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ERROR CORRECTION; FORECASTING METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; OUSE RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249794005     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.52.3.414     Document Type: Article

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