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KNOWLEDGE‐BASED SYSTEM ON WATER‐RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN COASTAL WATERS
Author(s) -
Chau K. W.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2004.tb00488.x
Subject(s) - expert system , computer science , process (computing) , resource (disambiguation) , water quality , water resources , quality (philosophy) , decision support system , resource management (computing) , operations research , systems engineering , artificial intelligence , engineering , ecology , computer network , philosophy , epistemology , biology , operating system
Computers which are used conventionally in numerical models for problem‐solving and fast number‐crunching are not user‐friendly and lack knowledge transfer in model interpretation. Recent advances in artificial intelligence make it possible to systemise the experience and decision‐making procedures of human experts. This paper describes the development of a prototype knowledge‐based system (an advanced technique of artificial intelligence) as a knowledge‐transfer tool for water‐resource planning and management in coastal waters. The system can (a) run on a desktop computer and (b) act as a design aid, to assist in numerical modelling to simulate flow and/or water quality. Using the application in Hong Kong coastal waters, it was verified that the prototype system had the capability to undertake the reasoning process to select the model and associated parameters, equivalent to a human expert.