Estimating Penman-Monteith Reference Evapotranspiration Using Artificial Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithm: A Case Study

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 935-944

  Eslamian, Seyed Saeid ^a   Gohari, Seyed Alireza ^a   Zareian, Mohammad Javad ^a   Firoozfar, Alireza ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Esfahan; Genetics Algorithm; Penman Monteith method; Reference evapotranspiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861487810     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13369-012-0214-5     Document Type: Article

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