Application of artificial neural network ensembles in probabilistic hydrological forecasting

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 407, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 94-104

  Araghinejad, Shahab ^a   Azmi, Mohammad ^a   Kholghi, Majid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network ensembles; Canada; Hydrological forecasting; Iran; Nearest neighborhood

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK ENSEMBLES; CANADA; HYDROLOGICAL FORECASTING; IRAN; NEAREST NEIGHBORHOOD;

FORECASTING; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; GEOMETRY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NEAREST NEIGHBOR ANALYSIS; PEAK DISCHARGE; PRECISION; PROBABILITY;

IRAN; RED RIVER [CANADA-UNITED STATES];

EID: 80052021232     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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