A neural network tool for analyzing trends in rainfall

Authors:
Ninan Sajeeth Philip;K. Babu Joseph
Affiliations:
Department of Physics, St. Thomas College, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kozhencherry, Pathanamthitta, Kochi 682022, Kerala State, India;Department of Physics, St. Thomas College, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kozhencherry, Pathanamthitta, Kochi 682022, Kerala State, India
Venue:
Computers & Geosciences
Year:
2003

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Abstract

Rainfall, like all other natural phenomena is highly unpredictable. Traditionally, principal component analysis and spectral analysis are used to understand trends in rainfall over long periods. In this paper, we present a new method that appears to be better than existing methods to understand the long-term behavior of rainfall phenomena. Using a case study on the rainfall in Kerala State, the southern part of Indian Peninsula, we show that a new kind of neural network known as the adaptive basis function network is a promising tool for climatic studies, especially rainfall analysis. The paper also reveals that in spite of the fluctuations resulting from the nonlinearity in the system, the trends in the rainfall pattern in Kerala state have remained unaffected over the past 87 years from 1893 to 1980. We also successfully filter out the chaotic part of the system and illustrate that its effects are marginal over long-term predictions.