Comparison of a neural network and a regression model to estimate suspended sediment in a semiarid basin
Comparison of a neural network and a regression model to estimate suspended sediment in a semiarid basin
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神经网络和回归模型估计半干旱盆地悬浮泥沙的比较
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2005
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M. Maneta
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S. Schnabel;M. Maneta
In small semiarid basins with ephemeral flows most of the sediment conveyance takes place during runoff peaks exceeding a certain discharge. Sediment load is commonly modelled using rating curves fitting the water-sediment discharge relationship. The performance of a feed-forward back-propagation artificial neural network (ANN) and a multiple quadratic regression (MQR) model are tested using data from the Parapunos Catchment, a wooded rangeland located in SW Spain. Both models were calibrated using rainfall and discharge time series and derived variables such as rainfall intensity, runoff coefficient and rate of change of discharge. The final set of variables used in the analysis was done based on sensitivity analysis for the ANN model and based on an analysis of statistical significance of parameters in the MQR model. The performance of ANN and MQR were similar but better than rating curves of a single variable. In addition, ANN and MQR can reproduce the hysteretic loop of the sediment-discharge relationship.