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WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD
DOI: 10.1142/S1469026813500120
关键词
Genetic algorithm; simulated annealing; support vector regression; hybrid optimization; rainfall forecasting
资金
- Program for Excellent Talents in Guangxi Higher Education Institutions
- Natural Science Foundation of China [41065002]
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi [2011GXNSFE018006]
Accurate forecasting of rainfall has been one of the most important issues in hydrological research such as river training works and design of flood warning systems. Support vector regression (SVR) is a popular regression method in rainfall forecasting. Type of kernel function and kernel parameter setting in the SVR traing procedure, along with the input feature subset selection, significantly influence regression accuracy. In this paper, an effective hybrid optimization strategy by combining the strengths of genetic algorithm (GA) and simulated annealing (SA), is employed to simultaneously optimize the input feature subset selection, the type of kernel function and the kernel parameter setting of SVR, namely GASA-SVR. The developed GASA-SVR model is being applied for monthly rainfall forecasting in Guilin of Guangxi. The GA is carried out as a main frame of this hybrid algorithm while SA is used as a local search strategy to help GA jump out of local optima and avoid sinking into the local optimal solution early. Compared with SVR, pure GA-SVR and HGA-SVR, results show that the hybrid GASA-SVR model can correctly select the discriminating input features subset, successfully identify the optimal type of kernel function and all the optimal values of the parameters of SVR with the lowest prediction error values in rainfall forecasting, can also significantly improve the rainfall forecasting accuracy. Experimental results reveal that the predictions using the proposed approach are consistently better than those obtained using the other methods presented in this study in terms of the same measurements. Those results show that the proposed GASA-SVR model provides a promising alternative to monthly rainfall prediction.
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