An artificial neural network to estimate soil temperature

This study was undertaken to develop an artificial neural network (ANN) model for transient simulation of soil temperature at different depths in the profile. The capability of ANN models to simulate the variation of temperature in soils was investigated by considering readily available meteorologic parameters. The ANN model was constructed by using five years of meteorologic data, measured at a weather station at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The model inputs consisted of daily rainfall, potential evapotranspiration, and the day of the year. The model outputs were daily soil temperatures at the depths of 100, 500 and 1500 mm. The estimated values were found to be close to the measured values, as shown by a root-mean-square error ranging from 0.59 to 1.82 °C, a standard deviation of errors from 0.61 to 1.81 °C, and a coefficient of determination from 0.937 to 0.987. Therefore, it is concluded that ANN models can be used to estimate soil temperature by considering routinely meas...

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