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Innovative deep learning and signal decomposition approaches for enhanced spatial and temporal suspended sediment
Kiyoumars Roushangar1, Arman Alirezazadeh Sadaghiani2
1Department of Water Resource Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. kroshangar@yahoo.com.
Summary
Accurate suspended sediment concentration (SSC) prediction is vital for river management. Hybrid deep learning models, particularly SVMD-DDNN, show superior performance, enhancing accuracy and aiding ecological restoration efforts.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Hydrology
- Data Science
Background:
- Accurate prediction of suspended sediment concentration (SSC) is crucial for effective river basin planning, water resource management, and ecological restoration.
- Traditional methods often struggle with the complex, dynamic nature of SSC, necessitating advanced predictive techniques.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and evaluate novel hybrid deep learning models for enhanced SSC prediction.
- To identify key hydrological parameters influencing SSC and assess their predictive power.
Main Methods:
- Employed deep learning models: Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), Bidirectional LSTM (BiLSTM), Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU), and Dense Deep Neural Networks (DDNNs).
- Integrated models with data decomposition techniques: Complementary Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition with Adaptive Noise (CEEMDAN) and Successive Variational Mode Decomposition (SVMD).
- Utilized Wavelet Transform Coherence (WTC) to identify influential parameters: turbidity, gauge height, water temperature, discharge, and specific conductance.
Main Results:
- Standalone DDNN and hybrid CEEMDAN-DDNN and SVMD-DDNN models outperformed other approaches.
- The SVMD-DDNN hybrid model achieved the highest accuracy (MSE: 0.027, RMSE: 0.165, NSE: 0.983, R: 0.992) at the third gauge.
- Upstream SSC data from 6 days prior significantly impacted downstream predictions, with SVMD-DDNN increasing accuracy by 3.8%.
Conclusions:
- Hybrid deep learning frameworks, especially SVMD-DDNN, offer a precise and reliable solution for SSC prediction.
- These advanced models significantly enhance river management practices and support ecological restoration goals.
- The study highlights the effectiveness of data decomposition techniques in improving the performance of deep learning models for hydrological forecasting.
