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    An Automata Networks Based Preprocessing Technique for Artificial Neural Network Modelling of Primary Production Levels in Reservoirs
    (Elsevier, 2007) Kilic, Hurevren; Soyupak, Selcuk; Tuzun, Ilhami; Ince, Ozlem; Basaran, Gokben
    Primary production in lakes and reservoirs develops as a result of complex reactions and interactions. Artificial neural networks (ANN) emerges as an approach in quantification of primary productivity in reservoirs. Almost all of the past ANN applications employed input data matrices whose vectors represent either water quality parameters or environmental characteristics. Most of the time, the components of input matrices are determined using expert opinion that implies possible factors that affect output vector. Major disadvantage of this approach is the possibility of ending-up with an input matrix that may have high correlations between some of its components. In this paper, an automata networks (AN) based preprocessing technique was developed to select suitable and appropriate constituents of input matrix to eliminate redundancy and to enhance calculation efficiency. The proposed technique specifically provides an apriori rough behavioral modeling through identification of minimal AN interaction topology. Predictive ANN models of primary production levels were developed for a reservoir following AN based pre-modeling step. The achieved levels of model precisions and performances were acceptable: the calculated root mean square error values (RMSE) were low; a correlation coefficient (R) as high as 0.83 was achieved with an ANN model of a specific structure. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - Scopus: 1
    Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Technique for Estimation of Light Penetration in Reservoirs
    (Springer Japan Kk, 2007) Soyupak, Selcuk; Karaer, Feza; Senturk, Engin; Hekim, Huseyin
    An adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference technique has been adopted to estimate light levels in a reservoir. The data were collected randomly from Doganci Dam Reservoir over a number of years. The input data set is a matrix with vectors of time, depth, sampling location, and incident solar radiation. The output data set is a vector representing light measured at various depths. Randomization and logarithmic transformations have been applied as preprocessing. One-half of the data have been utilized for training; testing and validation steps utilized one-fourth each. An adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) has been built as a prediction model for light penetration. Very high correlation values between predictions and real values on light measurements with relatively low root mean square error values have been obtained for training, test, and validation data sets. Elimination of the overtraining problem was ensured by satisfying close root mean square error values for all sets.