Journal
WATER
Volume 10, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/w10111655
Keywords
recurrent neural networks; long-short term memory; hydrological modeling; uncertainty; stream flow forecasting
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Funding
- National Key Research and Development Programs of China [2016YFA0601501]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51709148, 41671022]
- Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China [16KJB570005]
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This study applied a GR4J model in the Xiangjiang and Qujiang River basins for rainfall-runoff simulation. Four recurrent neural networks (RNNs)the Elman recurrent neural network (ERNN), echo state network (ESN), nonlinear autoregressive exogenous inputs neural network (NARX), and long short-term memory (LSTM) networkwere applied in predicting discharges. The performances of models were compared and assessed, and the best two RNNs were selected and integrated with the lumped hydrological model GR4J to forecast the discharges; meanwhile, uncertainties of the simulated discharges were estimated. The generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation method was applied to quantify the uncertainties. The results show that the LSTM and NARX better captured the time-series dynamics than the other RNNs. The hybrid models improved the prediction of high, median, and low flows, particularly in reducing the bias of underestimation of high flows in the Xiangjiang River basin. The hybrid models reduced the uncertainty intervals by more than 50% for median and low flows, and increased the cover ratios for observations. The integration of a hydrological model with a recurrent neural network considering long-term dependencies is recommended in discharge forecasting.
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