Artificial neural network estimation of saturated hydraulic conductivity

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 423-431

  Agyare, W A ^a   Park, S J ^b   Vlek, P L G ^c  

^a Savanna Agricultural Research Institute   (Ghana)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BULK DENSITY; DATA PROCESSING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; SOIL PROPERTY; SUBSOIL; TERRAIN; TOPSOIL; TROPICAL SOIL;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; VOLTA BASIN; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34547870556     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2006.0131     Document Type: Article

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