2006 Special issue: Time dependent neural network models for detecting changes of state in complex processes: Applications in earth sciences and astronomy

  • Authors:
  • Julio J. Valdés;Graeme Bonham-Carter

  • Affiliations:
  • National Research Council, Institute for Information Technology, M50, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Ont., Canada K1A 0R6;Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ont., Canada K1A 0E8

  • Venue:
  • Neural Networks - 2006 special issue: Earth sciences and environmental applications of computational intelligence
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

A computational intelligence approach is used to explore the problem of detecting internal state changes in time dependent processes; described by heterogeneous, multivariate time series with imprecise data and missing values. Such processes are approximated by collections of time dependent non-linear autoregressive models represented by a special kind of neuro-fuzzy neural network. Grid and high throughput computing model mining procedures based on neuro-fuzzy networks and genetic algorithms, generate: (i) collections of models composed of sets of time lag terms from the time series, and (ii) prediction functions represented by neuro-fuzzy networks. The composition of the models and their prediction capabilities, allows the identification of changes in the internal structure of the process. These changes are associated with the alternation of steady and transient states, zones with abnormal behavior, instability, and other situations. This approach is general, and its sensitivity for detecting subtle changes of state is revealed by simulation experiments. Its potential in the study of complex processes in earth sciences and astrophysics is illustrated with applications using paleoclimate and solar data.