An entropy approach for the optimization of cross-section spacing for river modelling;Une approche fondée sur l'entropie pour l'optimisation de l'espacement entre sections en travers pour la modélisation en riviére

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 126-137

  Ridolfi, Elena ^a   Alfonso, Leonardo ^b   Di Baldassarre, Giuliano ^b   Dottori, Francesco ^c   Russo, Fabio ^a   Napolitano, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cross sections; genetic algorithm; heuristic entropy; hydraulic modelling; network optimization; NGSA II; one dimensional flow

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; RIVERS;

COMPLEMENTARY METHODS; CROSS-SECTIONS; MEASURE OF INFORMATION; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM; NETWORK OPTIMIZATION; NGSA-II; NON-DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHMS; ONEDIMENSIONAL FLOW;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ENTROPY; FLOODING; FLOW MODELING; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HEURISTICS; HYDRAULICS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; RIVER FLOW;

ITALY; PO RIVER;

EID: 84900675464     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2013.822640     Document Type: Article

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