IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
16, P. 6969 - 6979
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Knowing
the
actual
precipitation
in
space
and
time
is
critical
hydrological
modelling
applications,
yet
spatial
coverage
with
rain
gauge
stations
limited
due
to
economic
constraints.
Gridded
satellite
datasets
offer
an
alternative
option
for
estimating
by
covering
uniformly
large
areas,
albeit
related
estimates
are
not
accurate.
To
improve
estimates,
machine
learning
applied
merge
gauge-based
measurements
gridded
products.
In
this
context,
observed
plays
role
of
dependent
variable,
while
data
play
predictor
variables.
Random
forests
dominant
algorithm
relevant
applications.
those
predictions
settings,
point
(mostly
mean
or
median
conditional
distribution)
variable
issued.
The
aim
manuscript
solve
problem
probabilistic
prediction
emphasis
on
extreme
quantiles
interpolation
settings.
Here
we
propose,
issuing
using
Light
Gradient
Boosting
Machine
(LightGBM).
LightGBM
a
boosting
algorithm,
highlighted
prize-winning
entries
forecasting
competitions.
assess
LightGBM,
contribute
large-scale
application
that
includes
merging
daily
contiguous
US
PERSIANN
GPM-IMERG
data.
We
focus
probability
distribution
where
outperforms
quantile
regression
(QRF,
variant
random
forests)
terms
score
at
quantiles.
Our
study
offers
understanding
settings
learning.
AIP Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(4)
Published: April 1, 2024
The
growing
demand
for
fiber-reinforced
polymer
(FRP)
in
industrial
applications
has
prompted
the
exploration
of
natural
fiber-based
composites
as
a
viable
alternative
to
synthetic
fibers.
Using
jute–rattan
composite
offers
potential
environmentally
sustainable
waste
material
decomposition
and
cost
reduction
compared
conventional
fiber
materials.
This
article
focuses
on
impact
different
machining
constraints
surface
roughness
delamination
during
drilling
process
FRP
composite.
Inspired
by
this
unexplored
research
area,
emphasizes
influence
various
Response
methodology
designs
experiment
using
drill
bit
material,
spindle
speed,
feed
rate
input
variables
measure
factors.
technique
order
preference
similarity
ideal
solution
method
is
used
optimize
parameters,
predicting
delamination,
two
machine
learning-based
models
named
random
forest
(RF)
support
vector
(SVM)
are
utilized.
To
evaluate
accuracy
predicted
values,
correlation
coefficient
(R2),
mean
absolute
percentage
error,
squared
error
were
used.
RF
performed
better
comparison
with
SVM,
higher
value
R2
both
testing
training
datasets,
which
0.997,
0.981,
0.985
roughness,
entry
exit
respectively.
Hence,
study
presents
an
innovative
through
learning
techniques.
Hydrology and earth system sciences,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
26(11), P. 2969 - 2995
Published: June 15, 2022
Abstract.
Although
many
multi-source
precipitation
products
(MSPs)
with
high
spatiotemporal
resolution
have
been
extensively
used
in
water
cycle
research,
they
are
still
subject
to
various
biases,
including
false
alarm
and
missed
bias.
Precipitation
merging
technology
is
an
effective
means
alleviate
this
uncertainty.
However,
how
efficiently
improve
detection
efficiency
intensity
simultaneously
a
problem
worth
exploring.
This
study
presents
two-step
strategy
based
on
machine
learning
(ML)
algorithms,
gradient
boosting
decision
tree
(GBDT),
extreme
(XGBoost),
random
forest
(RF).
It
incorporates
six
state-of-the-art
MSPs
(GSMaP,
IMERG,
PERSIANN-CDR,
CMORPH,
CHIRPS,
ERA5-Land)
rain
gauges
the
accuracy
of
identification
estimation
from
2000
2017
over
China.
Multiple
environment
variables
spatial
autocorrelation
combined
process.
The
first
employs
classification
models
identify
wet
dry
days
then
combines
regression
predict
amounts
classified
days.
merged
results
compared
traditional
methods,
multiple
linear
(MLR),
ML
models,
gauge-based
Kriging
interpolation.
A
total
1680
(70
%)
randomly
chosen
for
model
training
692
(30
performance
evaluation.
show
that
(1)
(MSMPs)
outperformed
all
original
terms
statistical
categorical
metrics,
which
substantially
alleviates
temporal
biases.
modified
Kling–Gupta
(KGE),
critical
success
index
(CSI),
Heidke
Skill
Score
(HSS)
improved
by
15
%–85
%,
17
%–155
21
%–166
respectively.
(2)
plays
significant
role
merging,
considerably
improves
accuracy.
(3)
MSMPs
obtained
proposed
method
superior
MLR,
interpolation,
models.
XGBoost
algorithm
recommended
more
large-scale
data
owing
its
computational
efficiency.
(4)
performs
better
when
higher-density
training.
it
has
strong
robustness
can
also
obtain
than
even
gauge
number
reduced
10
%
(237).
provides
accurate
reliable
under
complex
climatic
topographic
conditions.
could
be
applied
other
areas
well
if
available.
Journal of Hydrology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
630, P. 130762 - 130762
Published: Jan. 24, 2024
Accurate
rainfall-runoff
(RR)
modeling
is
crucial
for
effective
Mekong
River
Basin
(MRB)
water
resource
management.
Satellite
precipitation
products
(SPPs)
can
offer
valuable
data
such
modeling;
however,
these
often
exhibit
biases
that
may
adversely
affect
hydrological
simulations.
This
study
aimed
to
improve
RR
using
bias-corrected
SPPs
and
the
Soil
Water
Assessment
Tool
(SWAT)
model
MRB.
A
convolutional
neural
network-based
deep
learning
framework
was
employed
correct
in
four
(TRMM,
PERSIANN-CDR,
CHIRPS,
CMORPH),
resulting
respective
(ADJ_TRMM,
ADJ_CDR,
ADJ_CHIR,
ADJ_CMOR).
The
were
compared
against
a
gauge-based
dataset
terms
of
rainfall
analysis,
their
performance
within
SWAT
assessed
over
calibration
(2004-2013)
validation
(2014-2015).
Bias-corrected
demonstrated
superior
with
ADJ_TRMM
outperforming
other
products.
results
showed
satisfactory
across
all
stations,
Nash-Sutcliffe
Efficiency
(NSE)
ranging
from
[0.76-0.87].
Integrating
into
significantly
increased
simulations
MRB,
indicated
by
higher
NSE
values
[0.72-0.85]
uncorrected
[-0.37
0.85]
at
Kratie
station.
Besides,
inconsistent
between
analysis
observed,
ADJ_CDR
model.
These
highlight
significance
applications,
especially
areas
limited
ground-based
data,
need
further
research
refine
bias
correction
methods
address
limitations
Ecological Informatics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
81, P. 102601 - 102601
Published: April 16, 2024
Accurate
wildfire
severity
mapping
(WSM)
is
crucial
in
environmental
damage
assessment
and
recovery
strategies.
Machine
learning
(ML)
remote
sensing
technologies
are
extensively
integrated
employed
as
powerful
tools
for
WSM.
However,
the
intricate
nature
of
ML
algorithms
often
leads
to
'black
box'
systems,
obscuring
decision-making
process
significantly
limiting
stakeholders'
ability
comprehend
basis
predictions.
This
opacity
hinders
efforts
enhance
performance
risks
exacerbating
overfitting.
present
study
proposes
an
innovative
WSM
approach
that
incorporates
qualitative
quantitative
feature
selection
techniques
within
Explainable
AI
(XAI)
framework.
The
methodology
aims
precision
provide
insights
into
factors
contributing
model
decisions,
thereby
increasing
interpretability
predictions
streamlining
models
improve
performance.
To
achieve
this
objective,
we
SHapley
Additive
exPlanations
(SHAP)-Forward
Stepwise
Selection
(FSS)
method
demonstrate
its
efficacy
elucidating
impacts
predictors
on
algorithm
performance,
accuracy,
designed
Utilizing
post-fire
imagery
from
Sentinel-2
(S2),
analyzed
ten
bands
generate
225
unique
spectral
indices
utilizing
five
different
calculations:
normalized,
algebraic
sum,
difference,
ratio,
product
forms.
Combined
with
original
S2
bands,
resulted
235
potential
classifications.
A
random
forest
was
subsequently
developed
using
these
optimized
through
extensive
hyperparameter
tuning,
achieving
overall
accuracy
(OA)
0.917
a
Kappa
statistic
0.896.
most
influential
were
identified
SHAP
values,
FSS
narrowing
them
down
12
critical
effective
WSM,
evidenced
by
stabilized
OA
values
(0.904
0.881,
respectively).
Further
validation
ninefold
spatial
cross-validation
technique
demonstrated
method's
consistent
across
data
partitions,
ranging
0.705
0.894
0.607
0.867.
By
providing
more
accurate
comprehensible
XAI-based
research
contributes
broader
field
monitoring
disaster
response,
underscoring
analysis
models'
capabilities.
Climate,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(1), P. 7 - 7
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Changes
in
land
use
and
cover
(LULC)
climate
increasingly
influence
flood
occurrences
the
Gumara
watershed,
located
Upper
Blue
Nile
(UBN)
basin
of
Ethiopia.
This
study
assesses
how
these
factors
impact
return
period-based
peak
floods,
source
areas,
future
high-flow
extremes.
Merged
rainfall
data
(1981–2019)
ensemble
means
four
CMIP5
CMIP6
models
were
used
for
historical
(1981–2005),
near-future
(2031–2055),
far-future
(2056–2080)
periods
under
representative
concentration
pathways
(RCP4.5
RCP8.5)
shared
socioeconomic
(SSP2-4.5
SSP5-8.5).
Historical
LULC
years
1985,
2000,
2010,
2019
projected
business-as-usual
(BAU)
governance
(GOV)
scenarios
2035
2065
along
with
to
analyze
peaks.
Flood
simulation
was
performed
using
a
calibrated
Hydrologic
Engineering
Center–Hydrologic
Modeling
System
(HEC-HMS)
model.
The
unit
response
(UFR)
approach
ranked
eight
subwatersheds
(W1–W8)
by
their
contribution
magnitude
at
main
outlet,
while
flow
duration
curves
(FDCs)
annual
maximum
(AM)
series
changes
For
observation
period,
values
211.7,
278.5,
359.5,
416.7,
452.7
m3/s
estimated
5-,
10-,
25-,
50-,
100-year
periods,
respectively,
condition.
During
this
W4
W6
identified
as
major
contributors
high
index
values.
These
findings
highlight
need
prioritize
targeted
interventions
mitigate
downstream
flooding.
In
highest
is
expected
SSP5-8.5
scenario
combined
BAU-2065
scenario.
underscore
importance
strategic
management
adaptation
measures
reduce
risks.
methodology
developed
study,
particularly
application
RF-MERGE
studies,
offers
valuable
insights
into
existing
knowledge
base
on
modeling.
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
116, P. 103177 - 103177
Published: Jan. 3, 2023
Despite
satellite-based
precipitation
products
(SPPs)
providing
a
worldwide
span
with
high
spatial
and
temporal
resolution,
their
efficiency
in
disaster
risk
forecasting,
hydrological,
watershed
management
remains
challenge
due
to
the
significant
dependence
of
rainfall
on
spatiotemporal
pattern
geographical
features
each
area.
This
research
proposes
an
effective
deep
learning-based
solution
that
combines
convolutional
neural
network
benefit
encoder-decoder
architecture
eliminate
pixel-by-pixel
bias
enhance
accuracy
daily
SPPs.
work
uses
five
gridded
products,
four
which
are
(TRMM,
CMORPH,
CHIRPS,
PERSIANN-CDR)
one
is
gauge-based
(APHRODITE).
The
Lancang-Mekong
River
Basin
(LMRB),
international
basin,
was
chosen
as
region
because
its
diverse
climate
spread
spanning
six
countries.
According
results
analyses,
TRMM
product
exhibits
better
performance
than
other
three
learning
model
proved
efficacy
by
successfully
reducing
spatial–temporal
gap
between
SPPs
APHRODITE.
In
addition,
ADJ-TRMM
performed
best
corrected
items,
followed
ADJ-CDR
ADJ-CHIRPS
products.
study's
findings
indicate
SPP
has
advantages
disadvantages
across
LMRB.
aftermath
discontinuation
APHRODITE
2015,
we
believe
framework
will
be
for
generating
more
up-to-date
dependable
dataset
LMRB
research.
Journal of Hydrology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
629, P. 130621 - 130621
Published: Jan. 6, 2024
Accurate
precipitation
information
is
the
cornerstone
of
regional
hydroclimatic
studies,
and
merging
data
from
various
sources
provides
a
means
to
enhance
accuracy.
This
study
aims
apply
technique
referred
as
Multi-Source
Weighted-Ensemble
Precipitation
(MSWEP)
merge
gauge-,
satellite-,
model-based
products
for
Taiwan
(MSWEP_TW).
To
correct
known
biases
in
satellite
precipitation,
long
short-term
memory
(LSTM)
emerging
convolutional
(ConvLSTM)
networks
are
employed.
Afterward,
how
correction
influences
performance
merged
assessed.
The
reveals
that
LSTM
with
spatial
coherence
scheme
can
show
similar
effectiveness
ConvLSTM
increasing
correlations
gauge-based
by
∼10%.
MSWEP_TW
proven
outperform
original
product
(i.e.,
MSWEP
version
2.8),
higher
weights
satellite-
over
gauge-scarce
regions
verified.
Further,
this
confirms
provide
more
accurate
than
gauge-only
interpolation,
promoting
advantage
ungauged
areas.
Lastly,
enhancement
made
directly
contributes
development
satellite-only
low
latency,
suggesting
their
usefulness
near
real-time
applications.
Journal of Hydrology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
637, P. 131424 - 131424
Published: May 25, 2024
The
development
of
accurate
precipitation
products
with
wide
spatio-temporal
coverage
is
crucial
for
a
range
applications.
In
this
context,
data
merging
(PDM)
that
entails
the
blending
satellite-based
estimates
ground-based
measurements
holds
prominent
position,
while
currently
there
an
increasing
trend
in
deployment
machine
learning
(ML)
algorithms
such
endeavors.
light
recent
advances
field,
work
discusses
key
aspects
PDM
problem
associated
with:
a)
conceptual
formulation
problem,
closely
related
to
training
ML
models
and
their
predictive
capacity,
b)
selection
fused,
latency
final
product
operational
applicability
method,
c)
efficiency
single-step
two-step
approaches,
former
one
treating
via
only
regression
latter
combined
use
classification
algorithms.
By
formulating
as
prediction
we
define
assess
two
different
strategies
models,
termed
full
per
time
step
strategy,
which
entail
building
single
or
several
respectively.
Furthermore,
performance
allows
predictions
both
spatial
temporal
dimensions,
assessed
context
merging.
each
three
scenarios,
popular
ensemble
tree-based
algorithms,
i.e.,
random
forest,
gradient
boosting
extreme
algorithm,
are
employed
resulting
nine
merged
products.
To
provide
empirical
evidence,
employ
datacube
composed
by
daily
observations,
reanalysis
estimates,
well
auxiliary
covariates,
from
1009
uniformly
distributed
cells
(representative
sampling
area
25
×
km),
over
four
countries
around
world
(Australia,
USA,
India
Italy).
large-scale
experiment
indicates
that:
(i)
strategy
competitive
alternative
since
it
enables
methods
improved
accuracy,
respect
metrics
reproduction
statistics,
but
also
higher
capability
applicability,
(ii)
much
better
occurrence
characteristics,
reflected
improvement
relevant
categorical
metrics,
probability
autocorrelation
coefficient,
(iii)
no
significant
difference
was
noticed
Aerosol and Air Quality Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
22(10), P. 220125 - 220125
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Visibility
is
an
important
indicator
of
air
quality
and
any
consequent
meteorological
climate
change.
Therefore,
visibility
in
Seoul,
which
the
most
polluted
city
South
Korea,
was
estimated
using
machine
learning
(ML)
algorithms
based
on
(temperature,
relative
humidity,
precipitation)
particulate
matter
(PM10
PM2.5)
data
acquired
from
automatic
weather
station,
compared
with
observed
visibility.
Meteorological
data,
at
1-h
intervals
between
2018
2020,
were
used.
Through
validation
each
ML
algorithm,
extreme
gradient
boosting
(XGB)
algorithm
found
to
be
suitable
for
estimations
(bias
=
0
km,
root
mean
square
error
(RMSE)
0.08
r
1
training
set).
Among
used
XGB
importance
PM2.5
humidity
variables
high
(51%
19%,
respectively),
whereas
precipitation
wind
speed
had
low
(approximately
1%).
The
estimation
accuracy
test
dataset
good
–0.11
RMSE
2.08
0.94);
higher
dry
season
–0.06
1.79
0.96)
than
rainy
–0.17
2.34
0.91).
results
this
study
indicated
a
correlation
previous
studies.
proposed
method
promotes
accurate
areas
poor
visibility,
thus,
it
can
assess
public
health
quality.