Daily suspended sediment concentration simulation using hydrological data of Pranhita River Basin, India

Simulation of suspended sediment concentration (SSC) in a river is very important for planning and management of water resources. In this study, co-active neuro-fuzzy inference system (CANFIS), multi-layer perceptron neural network (MLPNN), multiple linear and non-linear regressions (MLR and MNLR), and sediment rating curve (SRC) techniques were applied for simulating the daily SSC at Tekra gauging site on Pranhita River, a major tributary of Godavari River basin, Andhra Pradesh, India. The daily data of discharge (m3/s) and SSC (g/l) from June 2000 to November 2003 were used for SSC simulation. The appropriate combination of input variables for CANFIS, MLPNN, MLR and MNLR models were decided using the gamma test (GT). The outcomes from CANFIS, MLPNN, MLR, MNLR and SRC models were compared to observed values of SSC on the basis of root mean squared error (RMSE), Pearson correlation coefficient (r) and coefficient of efficiency (CE). The results indicate the superiority of CANFIS model than the MLPNN, MLR, MNLR and SRC models in simulating daily SSC for the study location. The aim of this study was to analyse the comparative potential of CANFIS, MLP, MLR, MNLR and SRC models for simulation of daily SSC at Tekra site of Pranhita River, Godavari River basin, India.Combination of the input variables i.e. Qt, Qt1,St1 was identified the appropriate input combination for SSC simulation at Tekra site.The results of this study reveals that the performance of CANFIS models was superior to the MLP, MLR, MNLR and SRC models for simulating the daily SSC for Tekra site on Pranhita River.

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