Bayesian Neural Networks for Uncertainty Analysis of Hydrologic Modeling: A Comparison of Two Schemes

Water Resources Management

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2365-2382

  Zhang, Xuesong ^a   Zhao, Kaiguang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian model averaging; Bayesian neural networks; Evolutionary Monte Carlo; Hydrologic modeling; Streamflow; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN MODEL AVERAGING; BAYESIAN NEURAL NETWORKS; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; MONTE CARLO; UNCERTAINTY;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; ESTIMATION; FORECASTING; NEURAL NETWORKS; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; STREAMFLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

EID: 84862789349     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0021-5     Document Type: Article

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