Estimating Sediment Discharge Using Sediment Rating Curves and Artificial Neural Networks in the Shiwen River, Taiwan

Sediment in river is usually transported during extreme events related to intense rainfall and high river flows. The conventional means of collecting data in such events are risky and costly compared to water discharge measurements. Hence, the lack of sediment data has prompted the use of sediment r...

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Main Authors: Samkele S. Tfwala, Yu-Min Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-02-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/8/2/53