Research Article

Adjusting Neural Network to a Particular Problem: Neural Network-Based Empirical Biological Model for Chlorophyll Concentration in the Upper Ocean

Table 1

Neural network inputs and outputs.

Input #VariableUnitsInputSize

1Yearyr1

2Day of the year1

3Day of the year1

4Longitude1

5Longitude1

6Latitude1

7Sea surface temperature [SST]°CSST1

8 – 14Argo salinity [S(z)]PSSsal7

15 – 21Argo temperature [T(z)]°Ctemp7

22Ocean depth at current Lat, Lonmdepth1

23Sea surface height [SSH]mSSH1

TotalAll Inputs23

Output #VariableUnitsOutputSize

1Chlorophyll-amg/m3ln(chl-a)1

2ln()1