Artificial neural network-based drought forecasting using a nonlinear aggregated drought index

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1408-1413

  Barua, S ^a   Ng, A W M ^a   Perera, B J C ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Drought; Drought forecasting; Hydrometeorological variables; Nonlinear aggregated drought index; Yarra river catchment.

Indexed keywords

AUTOREGRESSIVE INTEGRATED MOVING AVERAGE MODELS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DROUGHT INDICES; HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES; METEOROLOGICAL DROUGHT; RAINFALL DEFICIENCY; RIVER CATCHMENT; WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS;

AGGREGATES; CATCHMENTS; NEURAL NETWORKS; RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

DROUGHT;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CATCHMENT; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DROUGHT; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; STOCHASTICITY; TIME SERIES;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; YARRA RIVER [VICTORIA];

EID: 84876820915     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000574     Document Type: Article

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