A Bayesian network approach to knowledge integration and representation of farm irrigation: 1. Model devlopement

Water Resources Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Wang, Q J ^a,b   Robertson, D E ^a,b,c   Haines, C L ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; FARMS; INFERENCE ENGINES; INTELLIGENT NETWORKS; IRRIGATION; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; RUNOFF; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION;

AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS; BAYESIAN NETWORK MODELS; BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENTS; KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATIONS; MODEL COMPONENTS; MODEL VALIDATIONS; QUANTITATIVE SYSTEMS; REGIONAL IMPACTS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURES; VICTORIA , AUSTRALIA;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CATCHMENT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MODEL VALIDATION; NETWORK ANALYSIS; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SHEPPARTON; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 62949146244     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR005419     Document Type: Article

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