Constructing prediction interval for artificial neural network rainfall runoff models based on ensemble simulations

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 499, Issue , 2013, Pages 275-288

  Kasiviswanathan, K S ^a   Cibin, R ^b   Sudheer, K P ^a   Chaubey, I ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ensemble; Optimization; Prediction interval; Rainfall runoff models

Indexed keywords

ENSEMBLE; ENSEMBLE OF MODELS; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE SIMULATION; PREDICTION INTERVAL; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS; RESIDUAL VARIANCE; TWO STAGE OPTIMIZATIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; RAIN; RUNOFF;

FORECASTING;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CALIBRATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GENETIC ALGORITHM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PEAK FLOW; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

EID: 84881236620     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.06.043     Document Type: Article

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