Comparing the stream re-aeration coefficient estimated from ANN and empirical models / Comparaison d'estimations par un RNA et par des modèles empiriques du coefficient de réaération en cours d'eau

Abstract

Dissolved oxygen (DO) is one of the most useful indices of river's health and the stream re-aeration coefficient is an important input to computations related to DO. Normally, this coefficient is expressed as a function of several variables, such as mean stream velocity, shear stress velocity, bed slope, flow depth, and Froude number. However, in free surface flows, some of these variables are interrelated, and it is possible to obtain simplified stream re-aeration equations. In recent years, different functional forms have been advanced to represent the re-aeration coefficient for different data sets. In the present study, the artificial neural network (ANN) technique has been applied to estimate the re-aeration coefficient (K ₂) using data sets measured at different reaches of the Kali River in India and values obtained from the literature. Observed stream/channel velocity, bed slope, flow depth, cross-sectional area and re-aeration coefficient data were used for the analysis. Different combinations of variables were tested to obtain the re-aeration coefficient using an ANN. The performance of the ANN was compared with other estimation methods. It was found that the re-aeration coefficient estimated by using an ANN was much closer to the observed values as compared with the other techniques.     

Prediction of base flows from basin characteristics: a case study from Zimbabwe / Prévision de débits de base à partir de caractéristiques du bassin: une étude de cas au Zimbabwe

Abstract

Abstract Base flows make up the flows of most rivers in Zimbabwe during the dry season. Prediction of base flows from basin characteristics is necessary for water resources planning of ungauged basins. Linear regression and artificial neural networks were used to predict the base flow index (BFI) from basin characteristics for 52 basins in Zimbabwe. Base flow index was positively related to mean annual precipitation (r = 0.71), basin slope (r = 0.76), and drainage density (r = 0.29), and negatively related to mean annual evapotranspiration (r = –0.74), and proportion of a basin with grasslands and wooded grasslands (r = –0.53). Differences in lithology did not significantly affect BFI. Linear regression and artificial neural networks were both suitable for predicting BFI values. The predicted BFI was used in turn to derive flow duration curves of the 52 basins and with R ² being 0.89–0.99.     

Prediction of hourly actual evapotranspiration using neural networks,genetic programming,and statistical models

The complexity of the evapotranspiration process and its variability in time and space have imposed some limitations on previously developed evapotranspiration models. In this study, two data‐driven models: genetic programming (GP) and artificial neural networks (ANNs), and statistical regression models were developed and compared for estimating the hourly eddy covariance (EC)‐measured actual evapotranspiration (AET) using meteorological variables. The utility of the investigated data‐driven models was also compared with that of HYDRUS‐1D model, which makes use of conventional Penman–Monteith (PM) model for the prediction of AET. The latent heat (LE), which is measured using the EC method, is modelled as a function of five climatic variables: net radiation, ground temperature, air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed in a reconstructed landscape located in Northern Alberta, Canada. Several ANN models were evaluated using two training algorithms of Levenberg–Marquardt and Bayesian regularization. The GP technique was used to generate mathematical equations correlating AET to the five climatic variables. Furthermore, the climatic variables, as well as their two‐factor interactions, were statistically analysed to obtain a regression equation and to indicate the climatic factors having significant effect on the evapotranspiration process. HYDRUS‐1D model as an available physically based model was examined for estimating AET using climatic variables, leaf area index (LAI), and soil moisture information. The results indicated that all three proposed data‐driven models were able to approximate the AET reasonably well; however, GP and regression models had better generalization ability than the ANN model. The results of HYDRUS‐1D model exhibited that a physically based model, such as HYDRUS‐1D, might be comparable or even inferior to the data‐driven models in terms of the overall prediction accuracy. Based on the developed GP and regression models, net radiation and ground temperature had larger contribution to the AET process than other variables. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Impacts of climate change and human activities on surface runoff in the Dongjiang River basin of China

Observed rainfall and flow data from the Dongjiang River basin in humid southern China were used to investigate runoff changes during low‐flow and flooding periods and in annual flows over the past 45 years. We first applied the non‐parametric Mann–Kendall rank statistic method to analyze the change trend in precipitation, surface runoff and pan evaporation in those three periods. Findings showed that only the surface runoff in the low‐flow period increased significantly, which was due to a combination of increased precipitation and decreased pan evaporation. The Pettitt–Mann–Whitney statistical test results showed that 1973 and 1978 were the change points for the low‐flow period runoff in the Boluo sub‐catchment and in the Qilinzui sub‐catchment, respectively. Most importantly, we have developed a framework to separate the effects of climate change and human activities on the changes in surface runoff based on the back‐propagation artificial neural network (BP‐ANN) method from this research. Analyses from this study indicated that climate variabilities such as changes in precipitation and evaporation, and human activities such as reservoir operations, each accounted for about 50% of the runoff change in the low‐flow period in the study basin. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

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The applications of intelligent techniques have increased exponentially in recent days to study most of the non-linear parameters.In particular,the behavior of earth resembles the non-linearity applications.An efficient tool is needed for the interpretation of geophysical parameters to study the subsurface of the earth.Artificial Neural Networks(ANN) perform certain tasks if the structure of the network is modified accordingly for the purpose it has been used.The three most robust networks were taken and comparatively analyzed for their performance to choose the appropriate network.The single-layer feed-forward neural network with the back propagation algorithm is chosen as one of the well-suited networks after comparing the results.Initially,certain synthetic data sets of all three-layer curves have been taken for training the network,and the network is validated by the Held datasets collected from Tuticorin Coastal Region(78°7′30″E and 8°48′45″N),Tamil Nadu.India.The interpretation has been done successfully using the corresponding learning algorithm in the present study.With proper training of back propagation networks,it tends to give the resistivity and thickness of the subsurface layer model of the field resistivity data concerning the synthetic data trained earlier in the appropriate network.The network is trained with more Vertical Electrical Sounding(VES) data,and this trained network is demonstrated by the field data.Groundwater table depth also has been modeled.     

高温超导磁强计在电偶源瞬变电磁法中的应用

研制了适用于电偶源瞬变电磁法中直接测量磁感应强度B的高温超导磁强计,并进行了电偶源瞬变电磁法大地电磁测量野外实验。测量结果表明了高温超导磁强计明显优于常规感应线圈探头,可以得到更深的探测深度。     

基于神经网络模型的中国表层土壤有机质空间分布模拟方法

基于全国第二次土壤普查得到的6 241个典型土壤剖面数据,采用主成分分析方法和径向基函数神经网络模型建立不同植被类型—土纲单元内土壤有机质与气候、地形和植被等环境因子间的非线性关系,模拟全国表层土壤有机质的空间分析格局。结果表明,该模型具有较准确的预测能力,性能指数达到1.94。与普通克里格法、反比距离法和多元回归模型相比,神经网络模型对621个验证点模拟结果与实测值的相关系数为0.799,分别提高了0.265、0.181和0.120,平均绝对误差分别降低了4.25、4.43和2.34 g/kg,平均相对误差分别降低了30.16%、32.66%和5.93%,均方根误差则分别降低了8.61、8.24和6.24 g/kg;从模拟结果图来看,神经网络模型能够提供更多的细节信息。该方法为大尺度土壤性质空间分布模拟提供了有益的参考。     

基于遗传神经网络的克钦湖叶绿素反演研究

叶绿素a浓度能够在一定程度上反映内陆湖泊水质情况。为实现对克钦湖水体叶绿素a浓度的监测,于2010年8月15日对克钦湖进行了现场光谱测量和同步采样。通过分析叶绿素a浓度和光谱数据之间的关系,建立基于反射比、人工神经网络和遗传神经网络的叶绿素a浓度估测模型。结果表明:利用R700nm/R670nm反射比建立的模型估测精度为R2=0.67;人工神经网络模型的估测精度较高,R2=0.882;将遗传算法引入神经网络之后,模型的估测精度进一步提高,R2达到0.956,将模型预测的结果与克里格内插法相结合对研究区的叶绿素a空间分布情况进行定量估测,发现北湖的叶绿素a浓度明显高于南湖,有由北向南逐渐递减的趋势,这为今后利用高光谱数据对克钦湖叶绿素a浓度大面积遥感反演提供了研究基础。     

YOLO v4框架下Multi-Patch多帧增量式交通视频目标检测

提升目标检测模型的泛化能力是计算机视觉领域的研究热点和关键难点。本文提出了一种Multi-Patch方法和多帧增量式预测策略,提升了不同场景下交通视频目标检测的稳健性,有效解决了目标尺度多变导致的视频中目标召回率低的问题。根据视频分辨率和目标尺寸,基于Multi-Patch方法自动将视频帧分割成最佳输入尺寸,使用YOLO v4神经网络并关联连续帧的上下文信息,采用增量式预测策略降低视频目标检测的漏检率,提升不同场景下视频目标的检测置信度得分和召回率。采集不同拍摄条件下的交通视频,验证该方法的有效性。试验结果表明,本文提出的目标检测方法召回率在80%以上,置信度平均得分在0.84以上。     

光纤光栅应变传感器在地质灾害上的应用

根据光纤光栅传感的原理,提出了光纤光栅式封装应变传感器,对其传感特性进行了研究,并进行了室内实验。结合光栅传感监测滑坡的应用实例,探讨了光纤布拉格光栅传感元件在滑坡体上的布设工艺及监测过程。分析初期的监测结果,针对监测系统可能出现的问题提出了解决途径。