Artificial neural network models for reference evapotranspiration in an arid area of northwest China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 82, Issue , 2012, Pages 81-90

  Huo, Z ^a   Feng, S ^a,b   Kang, S ^a   Dai, X ^c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Climate factors; Empirical equation; Evapotranspiration estimation; Penman Monteith equation

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PENMAN-MONTEITH EQUATION; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

CHINA;

EID: 84858714150     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.01.016     Document Type: Article

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