A novel approach for predicting the standardised precipitation index considering climatic factors

Drought modelling is essential to managing water resources in arid regions to limit its impacts. Additionally, climate change has a significant effect on the frequency and intensity of drought. This research provides a novel approach to forecasting the standardised precipitation index (SPI 3), consi...

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Main Authors: Mustafa A. Alawsi, Salah L. Zubaidi, Laith B. Al-badranee
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Language:English
Published: Wasit University 2022-12-01
Series:Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences
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Online Access:https://ejuow.uowasit.edu.iq/index.php/ejuow/article/view/382
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author Mustafa A. Alawsi
Salah L. Zubaidi
Laith B. Al-badranee
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Salah L. Zubaidi
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description Drought modelling is essential to managing water resources in arid regions to limit its impacts. Additionally, climate change has a significant effect on the frequency and intensity of drought. This research provides a novel approach to forecasting the standardised precipitation index (SPI 3), considering several climatic variables by employing hybrid methods including (i.e., data pre-processing represented by normalisation, cleaning (i.e., outliers and Singular Spectrum Analysis), and best model input (i.e., tolerance technique), in addition to, artificial neural network (ANN) combined with particle swarm optimisation (PSO)). The data on climatic factors were applied to build and evaluate the SPI 3 model from 1990 to 2020 for the Al-Kut region. The result revealed that data pre-processing techniques enhance the data quality by increasing the correlation coefficient between independent and dependent variables; and choosing the optimal input model scenario. Also, it was found that the PSO algorithm precisely predicts the parameters of the proposed model. Moreover, the finding confirmed that the supposed methodology precisely simulated the SPI 3 depending on several statistical criteria (i.e., R², RMSE, MAE).
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spelling doaj-art-e4b1969cf9034d6baafcb2401cdca7f72025-08-20T03:45:39ZengWasit UniversityWasit Journal of Engineering Sciences2305-69322663-19702022-12-0110310.31185/ejuow.Vol10.Iss3.382A novel approach for predicting the standardised precipitation index considering climatic factors Mustafa A. Alawsi0Salah L. Zubaidi 1Laith B. Al-badranee 2Wasit University - Engineering CollegeDepartment of Civil Engineering, Wasit UniversityDepartment of Civil Engineering, Wasit UniversityDrought modelling is essential to managing water resources in arid regions to limit its impacts. Additionally, climate change has a significant effect on the frequency and intensity of drought. This research provides a novel approach to forecasting the standardised precipitation index (SPI 3), considering several climatic variables by employing hybrid methods including (i.e., data pre-processing represented by normalisation, cleaning (i.e., outliers and Singular Spectrum Analysis), and best model input (i.e., tolerance technique), in addition to, artificial neural network (ANN) combined with particle swarm optimisation (PSO)). The data on climatic factors were applied to build and evaluate the SPI 3 model from 1990 to 2020 for the Al-Kut region. The result revealed that data pre-processing techniques enhance the data quality by increasing the correlation coefficient between independent and dependent variables; and choosing the optimal input model scenario. Also, it was found that the PSO algorithm precisely predicts the parameters of the proposed model. Moreover, the finding confirmed that the supposed methodology precisely simulated the SPI 3 depending on several statistical criteria (i.e., R², RMSE, MAE). https://ejuow.uowasit.edu.iq/index.php/ejuow/article/view/382DroughtSPIANNSSAPSOIraq
spellingShingle Mustafa A. Alawsi
Salah L. Zubaidi
Laith B. Al-badranee
A novel approach for predicting the standardised precipitation index considering climatic factors
Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences
Drought
SPI
ANN
SSA
PSO
Iraq
title A novel approach for predicting the standardised precipitation index considering climatic factors
title_full A novel approach for predicting the standardised precipitation index considering climatic factors
title_fullStr A novel approach for predicting the standardised precipitation index considering climatic factors
title_full_unstemmed A novel approach for predicting the standardised precipitation index considering climatic factors
title_short A novel approach for predicting the standardised precipitation index considering climatic factors
title_sort novel approach for predicting the standardised precipitation index considering climatic factors
topic Drought
SPI
ANN
SSA
PSO
Iraq
url https://ejuow.uowasit.edu.iq/index.php/ejuow/article/view/382
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