Protocol for developing ANN models and its application to the assessment of the quality of the ANN model development process in drinking water quality modelling

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 108-127

  Wu, Wenyan ^a   Dandy, Graeme C ^a   Maier, Holger R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ANN model development protocol; Artificial Neural Networks; Environmental and water resources modelling; Review; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANN MODELING; INPUT SELECTION; ITS APPLICATIONS; JOURNAL PAPER; MODEL ARCHITECTURE; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; MODEL VALIDATION; WATER RESOURCES MODELLING;

NEURAL NETWORKS; REVIEWS; WATER QUALITY;

WATER RESOURCES;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DRINKING WATER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LITERATURE REVIEW; NUMERICAL MODEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 84892886293     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.12.016     Document Type: Review

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