Artificial neural network models of relationships between Cladosporium spores and meteorological factors in Szczecin (Poland)

Grana

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 305-315

  Grinn Gofrón, Agnieszka ^a   Strzelczak, Agnieszka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

^b WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Cladosporium; Meteorological parameters; Szczecin

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGUS; METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND; SZCZECIN [POLAND];

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI;

EID: 57649162554     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: 16512049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173130802513784     Document Type: Article

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