Groundwater level prediction using a SOM-aided stepwise cluster inference model

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 182, Issue , 2016, Pages 308-321

  Han, Jing Cheng ^a   Huang, Yuefei ^a,b   Li, Zhong ^c   Zhao, Chunhong ^a   Cheng, Guanhui ^d   Huang, Pengfei ^a  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b QINGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autoregressive error model; Groundwater level modeling; Hexi Corridor; SOM; Stepwise cluster inference; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATE MODELS; CONFORMAL MAPPING; DECISION MAKING; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER SUPPLY;

AUTOREGRESSIVE ERROR MODEL; GROUND WATER LEVEL; GROUNDWATER LEVEL MODELING; HEXI CORRIDOR; INFERENCE MODELS; LEVEL MODEL; SELF-ORGANIZING-MAPS; SPATIAL CLUSTERING; STEPWISE CLUSTER INFERENCE; UNCERTAINTY;

FORECASTING;

GROUND WATER;

ARID REGION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ERROR ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PIEZOMETER; PREDICTION; TIME SERIES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VECTOR AUTOREGRESSION; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLIMATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FORECASTING; ORGANIZATION; PREDICTION; RUNOFF; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; AGRICULTURE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHINA; GANSU; HEXI CORRIDOR;

AGRICULTURE; CHINA; DROUGHTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84982732192     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.069     Document Type: Article

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