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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Climate Science
  • Data Science

Background:

  • Global warming accelerates the water cycle, increasing evaporation and storm intensity.
  • The Udaipur district, India, experiences dual challenges of water scarcity and flooding.
  • Understanding precipitation patterns is crucial for climate change adaptation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To predict rainfall in the Udaipur district using advanced soft computing techniques (SCT).
  • To evaluate the performance of multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS), classification and regression trees (CART), and gene expression programming (GEP) for rainfall prediction.
  • To identify the most effective SCT for accurate rainfall forecasting in the region.

Main Methods:

  • Application of soft computing techniques: multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS), classification and regression trees (CART), and gene expression programming (GEP).
  • Comparative performance evaluation of selected SCT models.
  • Analysis of prediction accuracy for rainfall forecasting.

Main Results:

  • Multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) demonstrated superior performance in rainfall prediction compared to gene expression programming (GEP).
  • The study assessed the predictive capabilities of various SCT models.
  • MARS showed higher accuracy in forecasting rainfall patterns.

Conclusions:

  • Soft computing techniques, particularly MARS, offer a promising approach for accurate rainfall prediction.
  • Effective rainfall forecasting is vital for managing water resources and mitigating climate change impacts in regions like Udaipur.
  • Further research can explore hybrid models for enhanced prediction accuracy.