A comprehensive methodology for assessing river ecological health based on subject matter knowledge and an artificial neural network

Chao Liu, Zonglin Pang, Guoqing Ni, Ruolan Mu, Xiang Shen, Weijun Gao, Sheng Miao

Abstract: Highlights•Present a more robust and accurate river health assessment method.•Combine objective data with the subjective expert knowledge in the system.•Utilize machine learning approaches in the proposed method.