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Aquifer porosity indicates the storage groundwater capacity and groundwater quality. It may be measured via different techniques. This paper presents a novel spatial methodology based on radial basis function (RBF) and neuro-fuzzy inference system for modelling the porosity. Use of the point cumulative semimadogram in RBF as a spatial measure is a novel contribution. In addition, the methodology examines the use of a neural network-based fuzzy inference system for porosity estimation. Performance comparisons with conventional methods show that the proposed spatial model has high modelling and generalization capability.









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Tutmez, B. Assessment of porosity using spatial correlation-based radial basis function and neuro-fuzzy inference system. Neural Comput & Applic 19, 499–505 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-009-0326-3
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