Application of the nonlinear time series prediction method of genetic algorithm for forecasting surface wind of point station in the South China Sea with scatterometer observations

作者：Zhong Jian^*; Dong Gang; Sun Yimei; Zhang Zhaoyang; Wu Yuqin

来源：Chinese Physics B, 2016, 25(11): 171-177.

DOI：10.1088/1674-1056/25/11/110502

• nonlinear time series prediction
• genetic algorithm
• surface wind prediction
• singular spectrum analysis

The present work reports the development of nonlinear time series prediction method of genetic algorithm (GA) with singular spectrum analysis (SSA) for forecasting the surface wind of a point station in the South China Sea (SCS) with scatterometer observations. Before the nonlinear technique GA is used for forecasting the time series of surface wind, the SSA is applied to reduce the noise. The surface wind speed and surface wind components from scatterometer observations at three locations in the SCS have been used to develop and test the technique. The predictions have been compared with persistence forecasts in terms of root mean square error. The predicted surface wind with GA and SSA made up to four days (longer for some point station) in advance have been found to be significantly superior to those made by persistence model. This method can serve as a cost-effective alternate prediction technique for forecasting surface wind of a point station in the SCS basin.

• 出版日期2016-11
• 单位中国卫星海上测控部