this study aimed to examine the influence of pre-processing input variables by gamma test on performance of support vector machine in order to predict the suspended sediment amount of doiraj river, located in ilam province from 1994-2004. the flow discharge and rainfall were considered as the input variables and sediment discharge as the output model. also, the duration of the model training pe...

ecological changes resulting from climate conditions can severely affect human societies especially in the area of economy and safety. climate catastrophes may cause social and economic tension. forecasting such changes accurately can help the government to control the disasters and to achieve possible benefits (such as water supply in flood). weather forecasting is the application of science a...