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The present paper aims to find neural network based air quality predictors, which can work with limited number of data sets and are robust enough to handle data with noise and errors. A number of available variations of neural network models such as Recurrent Network Model (RNM), Change Point detection Model with RNM (CPDM), Sequential Network Construction Model (SNCM), and Self Organizing Feature Maps (SOFM) are implemented for predicting air quality. Developed models are applied to simulate and forecast based on the long-term (annual) and short-term (daily) data. The models, in general, could predict air quality patterns with modest accuracy. However, SOFM model performed extremely well in comparison to other models for predicting long-term (annual) data as well as short-term (daily) data.
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Barai, S.V., Dikshit, A.K., Sharma, S. (2007). Neural Network Models for Air Quality Prediction: A Comparative Study. In: Saad, A., Dahal, K., Sarfraz, M., Roy, R. (eds) Soft Computing in Industrial Applications. Advances in Soft Computing, vol 39. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70706-6_27
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