Estimation of suspended sediment concentration from turbidity measurements using artificial neural networks

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 4355-4365

  Bayram, Adem ^a   Kankal, Murat ^a   Önsoy, Hizir ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Regression analysis; Stream Harsit; Suspended sediment concentration; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

BLACK SEA; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; FISH HABITAT; IN-SITU; MEAN ABSOLUTE ERROR; MONITORING STATIONS; RESERVOIR FILLING; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; STREAM HARSIT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; TRANSPORT EQUATION; TURBIDITY MEASUREMENTS; TURBIDITY METER; VALIDATION SETS;

ESTIMATION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; NEURAL NETWORKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; STATISTICS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WATER POLLUTION;

TURBIDITY;

SURFACE WATER;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ERROR ANALYSIS; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MODEL VALIDATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEASIBILITY STUDY; MEAN ABSOLUTE ERROR; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERROR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; TURBIDITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

BLACK SEA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); RIVERS; TURKEY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84864856143     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2269-2     Document Type: Article

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