A hybrid generalised linear and Levenberg Marquardt artificial neural network approach for downscaling future rainfall in North Western England

Hydrology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1084-1101

  Abdellatif, M ^a   Atherton, W ^a   Alkhaddar, R ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Climate change; Downscaling; Generalised linear model; Levenberg Marquardt algorithm

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DOWN-SCALING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GENERALISED LINEAR MODELS; LEVENBERG-MARQUARDT ALGORITHM; LEVENBERG-MARQUARDT ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; LINEAR REGRESSION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; NEURAL NETWORKS;

RAIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINFALL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84896854606     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2013.045     Document Type: Article

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