Integration of the WRF model and IoT sensors to develop an early cold snap warning system for inland fishponds

The cold weather-related economic losses in the aquaculture and fisheries industries are enormous and will only increase due to future climate change. Advancements in weather forecasting have increased the accuracy of predicting environmental factors like air temperature, solar radiation, and wind s...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hsiang-Hsuan Li, Tsun-Hua Yang, Chin-Cheng Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Smart Agricultural Technology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772375524001667
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850108361713909760
author Hsiang-Hsuan Li
Tsun-Hua Yang
Chin-Cheng Tsai
author_facet Hsiang-Hsuan Li
Tsun-Hua Yang
Chin-Cheng Tsai
author_sort Hsiang-Hsuan Li
collection DOAJ
description The cold weather-related economic losses in the aquaculture and fisheries industries are enormous and will only increase due to future climate change. Advancements in weather forecasting have increased the accuracy of predicting environmental factors like air temperature, solar radiation, and wind speed. However, the water temperature of fishponds, which affects the lives of fish, cannot be accurately predicted. As a result, fishermen are unable to implement early disaster mitigation and avoidance measures effectively. In this study, we developed an early warning system for extreme temperature events in fishponds by using a weather forecasting model in combination with local observations from a customized sensor placed in a pond. This system could provide water temperature forecasts with up to 120 h of lead time. A fishpond and multiple events were selected to assess the performance. Compared to the actual observations, the predicted water temperature difference had a root mean square error of <2 °C for up to 72 h of lead time. Furthermore, due to limited computational resources for weather forecasting models, the water temperature and depth data collected by the sensor improved the accuracy of temperature prediction specific to each pond. The results have confirmed that the integrated method can effectively predict the water temperature of farmed fishponds and assist fishermen in implementing precautionary measures in time.
format Article
id doaj-art-10ddc1a0b0c545239cfd9d35ac2193fe
institution OA Journals
issn 2772-3755
language English
publishDate 2024-12-01
publisher Elsevier
record_format Article
series Smart Agricultural Technology
spelling doaj-art-10ddc1a0b0c545239cfd9d35ac2193fe2025-08-20T02:38:23ZengElsevierSmart Agricultural Technology2772-37552024-12-01910056110.1016/j.atech.2024.100561Integration of the WRF model and IoT sensors to develop an early cold snap warning system for inland fishpondsHsiang-Hsuan Li0Tsun-Hua Yang1Chin-Cheng Tsai2National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No. 1001, University Road, Hsinchu City, 300093, Taiwan, Republic of ChinaNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No. 1001, University Road, Hsinchu City, 300093, Taiwan, Republic of China; Corresponding author.Central Weather Administration, 64, Gongyuan Road, Taipei 100006, Taiwan, Republic of China; National Taiwan University, 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 106319, Taiwan, Republic of ChinaThe cold weather-related economic losses in the aquaculture and fisheries industries are enormous and will only increase due to future climate change. Advancements in weather forecasting have increased the accuracy of predicting environmental factors like air temperature, solar radiation, and wind speed. However, the water temperature of fishponds, which affects the lives of fish, cannot be accurately predicted. As a result, fishermen are unable to implement early disaster mitigation and avoidance measures effectively. In this study, we developed an early warning system for extreme temperature events in fishponds by using a weather forecasting model in combination with local observations from a customized sensor placed in a pond. This system could provide water temperature forecasts with up to 120 h of lead time. A fishpond and multiple events were selected to assess the performance. Compared to the actual observations, the predicted water temperature difference had a root mean square error of <2 °C for up to 72 h of lead time. Furthermore, due to limited computational resources for weather forecasting models, the water temperature and depth data collected by the sensor improved the accuracy of temperature prediction specific to each pond. The results have confirmed that the integrated method can effectively predict the water temperature of farmed fishponds and assist fishermen in implementing precautionary measures in time.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772375524001667WRFIoTEarly warning systemExtreme temperature
spellingShingle Hsiang-Hsuan Li
Tsun-Hua Yang
Chin-Cheng Tsai
Integration of the WRF model and IoT sensors to develop an early cold snap warning system for inland fishponds
Smart Agricultural Technology
WRF
IoT
Early warning system
Extreme temperature
title Integration of the WRF model and IoT sensors to develop an early cold snap warning system for inland fishponds
title_full Integration of the WRF model and IoT sensors to develop an early cold snap warning system for inland fishponds
title_fullStr Integration of the WRF model and IoT sensors to develop an early cold snap warning system for inland fishponds
title_full_unstemmed Integration of the WRF model and IoT sensors to develop an early cold snap warning system for inland fishponds
title_short Integration of the WRF model and IoT sensors to develop an early cold snap warning system for inland fishponds
title_sort integration of the wrf model and iot sensors to develop an early cold snap warning system for inland fishponds
topic WRF
IoT
Early warning system
Extreme temperature
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772375524001667
work_keys_str_mv AT hsianghsuanli integrationofthewrfmodelandiotsensorstodevelopanearlycoldsnapwarningsystemforinlandfishponds
AT tsunhuayang integrationofthewrfmodelandiotsensorstodevelopanearlycoldsnapwarningsystemforinlandfishponds
AT chinchengtsai integrationofthewrfmodelandiotsensorstodevelopanearlycoldsnapwarningsystemforinlandfishponds