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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-2951-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-2951-2021
Research article
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31 May 2021
Research article |  | 31 May 2021

Machine-learning methods for stream water temperature prediction

Moritz Feigl, Katharina Lebiedzinski, Mathew Herrnegger, and Karsten Schulz

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In this study we developed machine learning approaches for daily river water temperature prediction, using different data preprocessing methods, six model types, a range of different data inputs and 10 study catchments. By comparing to current state-of-the-art models, we could show a significant improvement of prediction performance of the tested approaches. Furthermore, we could gain insight into the relationships between model types, input data and predicted stream water temperature.
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