Derivation of a fuzzy national phosphorus export model using 84 Irish catchments

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 443, Issue , 2013, Pages 539-548

  Nasr, Ahmed ^a   Bruen, Michael ^b  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Diffuse phosphorus pollution; Empirical modelling approach; Fuzzy sub sets; K means fuzzy clustering; Neuro fuzzy model; Ortho Phosphate

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL MODELLING; K-MEANS; NEURO-FUZZY MODEL; ORTHO-PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS POLLUTION;

DESORPTION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOSPHORUS; RISK PERCEPTION; RUNOFF; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCES;

CATCHMENTS;

GROUND WATER; PHOSPHORUS;

ALGORITHM; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORTHOPHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RIVER POLLUTION; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SYSTEM; GEOLOGY; LAND USE; PHOSPHORUS DESORPTION INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNOFF RISK INDEX; SOIL ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

IRELAND;

EID: 84870380981     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.063     Document Type: Article

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