A basic neural traffic noise prediction model for Tehran's roads

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2529-2534

  Givargis, Sh ^a   Karimi, H ^a  

^a HoushAfzar Research Institute (HARI)   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Tehran's roads; UK Calculation of Road Traffic Noise (CORTN)

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; FORECASTING; NOISE POLLUTION; ROADS AND STREETS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODELING; CARRIAGEWAYS; MODEL USE; NEURAL-NETWORKS; ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE; SIGNED RANK TEST; SOUND PRESSURES LEVEL; TEHRAN'S ROADS; TRAFFIC NOISE PREDICTION MODEL; UK CALCULATION OF ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CALIBRATION; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; ERROR ANALYSIS; MODEL VALIDATION; NOISE POLLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROAD TRANSPORT; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; COMPUTER MODEL; IRAN; PREDICTION; TRAFFIC NOISE;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77956882166     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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