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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Water Quality Management
  • Data Science

Background:

  • Predicting inland water quality is complex due to climate extremes and data scarcity.
  • Traditional models struggle with intricate water quality processes and data limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the potential of deep learning in water quality science.
  • To highlight deep learning's ability to address data scarcity and identify water quality drivers.

Main Methods:

  • Review of deep learning methodologies applied to water quality data.
  • Comparison of deep learning with traditional process-based and statistical models.

Main Results:

  • Deep learning can uncover complex patterns in high-dimensional water quality data.
  • Deep learning methods effectively address data scarcity by filling temporal and spatial gaps.
  • Deep learning aids in hypothesis formulation and testing by identifying influential water quality drivers.

Conclusions:

  • Deep learning is a promising, underutilized approach for advancing water quality science.
  • Deep learning offers significant advantages over traditional methods in predicting water quality and discovering new knowledge.