Characterization of 1-h rainfall temporal patterns using a Kohonen neural network: A Québec City case study

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 980-990

  Pelletier, Geneviève ^a   Anctild, François ^a   Filion, Mélanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Design storm; Kohonen neural network; Rainfall; Temporal pattern; Urban drainage

Indexed keywords

DESIGN STORM; KOHONEN NEURAL NETWORK; RAINFALL; TEMPORAL PATTERN; URBAN DRAINAGE;

DESIGN; GAGES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; NEURAL NETWORKS; RAIN;

STORMS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; STORM; SYMMETRY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN DRAINAGE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 70349195840     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L09-027     Document Type: Article

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