1. An Intelligent Early Warning System for Harmful Algal Blooms: Harnessing the Power of Big Data and Deep Learning
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Qian, Jing, Qian, Li, Pu, Nan, Bi, Yonghong, Wilhelms, Andre, and Norra, Stefan
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Harmful algal blooms (HABs) pose a significant ecological threat and economic detriment to freshwater environments. In order to develop an intelligent early warning system for HABs, big data and deep learning models were harnessed in this study. Data collection was achieved utilizing the vertical aquatic monitoring system (VAMS). Subsequently, the analysis and stratification of the vertical aquatic layer were conducted employing the “DeepDPM-Spectral Clustering” method. This approach drastically reduced the number of predictive models and enhanced the adaptability of the system. The Bloomformer-2 model was developed to conduct both single-step and multistep predictions of Chl-a, integrating the ” Alert Level Framework” issued by the World Health Organization to accomplish early warning for HABs. The case study conducted in Taihu Lake revealed that during the winter of 2018, the water column could be partitioned into four clusters (Groups W1–W4), while in the summer of 2019, the water column could be partitioned into five clusters (Groups S1–S5). Moreover, in a subsequent predictive task, Bloomformer-2 exhibited superiority in performance across all clusters for both the winter of 2018 and the summer of 2019 (MAE: 0.175–0.394, MSE: 0.042–0.305, and MAPE: 0.228–2.279 for single-step prediction; MAE: 0.184–0.505,
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- 2024
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