Derivation of rating curves using entropy theory

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1811-1821

  Singh, Vijay P ^a  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Entropy; Principle of maximum entropy; Rating curve; Shannon entropy; Stage discharge relation

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY THEORY; FIELD DATA; LEAST SQUARE METHODS; PRINCIPLE OF MAXIMUM ENTROPY; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; RATING CURVE; SHANNON ENTROPY; STAGE-DISCHARGE RELATION; STAGE-DISCHARGE RELATIONS;

LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STREAM FLOW;

ENTROPY;

DISCHARGE; ENTROPY; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MAXIMUM ENTROPY ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING CURVE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 78649503454     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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