Neural network modelling of non-linear hydrological relationships

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1563-1579

  Abrahart, R J ^a   See, L M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; DATA; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

EID: 34648849221     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-11-1563-2007     Document Type: Article

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