Forecasting the discomfort levels within the greater Athens area, Greece using artificial neural networks and multiple criteria analysis

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 329-343

  Vouterakos, P A ^a,b   Moustris, K P ^b   Bartzokas, A ^c   Ziomas, I C ^d   Nastos, P T ^e   Paliatsos, A G ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^d NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; HUMIDITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GREECE;

EID: 84870290136     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-012-0626-x     Document Type: Article

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