Introduction: As the most important element in the hydrologic cycle which depends on climate variables such as near-ground wind speed, air temperature, solar radiation, and relative humidity,  reference evapotranspiration (ET0) is normally computed through a variety of methods, each of which requires different and in some cases extensive data that are unavailable in many circumstances, especial...

CEC of the soil is the exchange sites of organic and inorganic soil colloids. Modeling and Estimation of CEC is a useful indicator for fertility. The new alternative approaches for estimating CEC are indirect methods based on intelligent models. In this research in order to estimate CEC, 485 soil samples were prepared from two regions, chaparsar (Mazandaran in northern Iran) and Bostanabad (Nor...

Due to the growth of the aging phenomenon, the use of intelligent systems technology to monitor daily activities, which leads to a reduction in the costs for health care of the elderly, has received much attention. Considering that each person's daily activities are related to his/her moods, thus, the relationship can be modeled using intelligent decision-making algorithms such as machine learn...

Rainfall and runoff estimation play a fundamental and effective role in the management and proper operation of the watershed, dams and reservoirs management, minimizing the damage caused by floods and droughts, and water resources management. The optimal performance of intelligent models has increased their use to predict various hydrological phenomena. Therefore, in this study, two intelligent...

Selecting appropriate inputs for intelligent models is important due to reduce costs and save time and increase accuracy and efficiency of models. The purpose of this study is using Shannon entropy to select the optimum combination of input variables in time series modeling. Monthly time series of precipitation, temperature and radiation in the period of 1982-2010 was used from Tabriz synoptic ...