Artificial neural network model of the relationship between Betula pollen and meteorological factors in Szczecin (Poland)

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 395-401

  Puc, Małgorzata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Birch; Forecast model; Meteorological parameter

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIRCH; FORECASTING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLAND; POLLEN; WEATHER;

ALLERGENS; BETULA; FORECASTING; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); POLAND; POLLEN; WEATHER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETULA; BETULA SP.;

EID: 84857039348     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-011-0446-1     Document Type: Article

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