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Precipitation Forecasting in Northern Bangladesh Using a Hybrid Machine Learning Model

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  • Fabio Di Nunno

    (Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (DICEM), University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Via Di Biasio, 43, 03043 Cassino, Italy)

  • Francesco Granata

    (Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (DICEM), University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Via Di Biasio, 43, 03043 Cassino, Italy)

  • Quoc Bao Pham

    (Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Będzińska Street 60, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland)

  • Giovanni de Marinis

    (Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (DICEM), University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Via Di Biasio, 43, 03043 Cassino, Italy)

Abstract

Precipitation forecasting is essential for the assessment of several hydrological processes. This study shows that based on a machine learning approach, reliable models for precipitation prediction can be developed. The tropical monsoon-climate northern region of Bangladesh, including the Rangpur and Sylhet division, was chosen as the case study. Two machine learning algorithms were used: M5P and support vector regression. Moreover, a novel hybrid model based on the two algorithms was developed. The performance of prediction models was assessed by means of evaluation metrics and graphical representations. A sensitivity analysis was also carried out to assess the prediction accuracy as the number of exogenous inputs reduces and lag times increases. Overall, the hybrid model M5P-SVR led to the best predictions among used models in this study, with R 2 values up to 0.87 and 0.92 for the stations of Rangpur and Sylhet, respectively.

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  • Fabio Di Nunno & Francesco Granata & Quoc Bao Pham & Giovanni de Marinis, 2022. "Precipitation Forecasting in Northern Bangladesh Using a Hybrid Machine Learning Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-21, February.
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