Generalized regression neural network (GRNN)-based approach for colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) retrieval: case study of Connecticut River at Middle Haddam Station, USA

Environ Monit Assess. 2014 Nov;186(11):7837-48. doi: 10.1007/s10661-014-3971-7. Epub 2014 Aug 12.

Abstract

The prediction of colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) using artificial neural network approaches has received little attention in the past few decades. In this study, colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) was modeled using generalized regression neural network (GRNN) and multiple linear regression (MLR) models as a function of Water temperature (TE), pH, specific conductance (SC), and turbidity (TU). Evaluation of the prediction accuracy of the models is based on the root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE), coefficient of correlation (CC), and Willmott's index of agreement (d). The results indicated that GRNN can be applied successfully for prediction of colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM).

MeSH terms

  • Connecticut
  • Environmental Monitoring / methods*
  • Humic Substances / analysis*
  • Linear Models
  • Models, Chemical*
  • Neural Networks, Computer*
  • Rivers / chemistry*
  • Water Pollutants / analysis*

Substances

  • Humic Substances
  • Water Pollutants