A Scalable Bayesian Spatiotemporal Model for Water Level Predictions using a Nearest Neighbor Gaussian Process Approach

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:arXiv.org (Dec 9, 2024), p. n/a
Main Author: Nagahama, Victor Hugo
Other Authors: Sweeney, James, Cahill, Niamh
Published:
Cornell University Library, arXiv.org
Subjects:
Online Access:Citation/Abstract
Full text outside of ProQuest
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

MARC

LEADER 00000nab a2200000uu 4500
001 3143055428
003 UK-CbPIL
022 |a 2331-8422 
035 |a 3143055428 
045 0 |b d20241209 
100 1 |a Nagahama, Victor Hugo 
245 1 |a A Scalable Bayesian Spatiotemporal Model for Water Level Predictions using a Nearest Neighbor Gaussian Process Approach 
260 |b Cornell University Library, arXiv.org  |c Dec 9, 2024 
513 |a Working Paper 
520 3 |a Obtaining accurate water level predictions are essential for water resource management and implementing flood mitigation strategies. Several data-driven models can be found in the literature. However, there has been limited research with regard to addressing the challenges posed by large spatio-temporally referenced hydrological datasets, in particular, the challenges of maintaining predictive performance and uncertainty quantification. Gaussian Processes (GPs) are commonly used to capture complex space-time interactions. However, GPs are computationally expensive and suffer from poor scaling as the number of locations increases due to required covariance matrix inversions. To overcome the computational bottleneck, the Nearest Neighbor Gaussian Process (NNGP) introduces a sparse precision matrix providing scalability without having to make inferential compromises. In this work we introduce an innovative model in the hydrology field, specifically designed to handle large datasets consisting of a large number of spatial points across multiple hydrological basins, with daily observations over an extended period. We investigate the application of a Bayesian spatiotemporal NNGP model to a rich dataset of daily water levels of rivers located in Ireland. The dataset comprises a network of 301 stations situated in various basins across Ireland, measured over a period of 90 days. The proposed approach allows for prediction of water levels at future time points, as well as the prediction of water levels at unobserved locations through spatial interpolation, while maintaining the benefits of the Bayesian approach, such as uncertainty propagation and quantification. Our findings demonstrate that the proposed model outperforms competing approaches in terms of accuracy and precision. 
651 4 |a Ireland 
653 |a Covariance matrix 
653 |a Datasets 
653 |a Flood management 
653 |a Water resources management 
653 |a Bayesian analysis 
653 |a Spatiotemporal data 
653 |a Inversions 
653 |a Gaussian process 
653 |a Hydrology 
653 |a Basins 
653 |a Uncertainty 
653 |a Water levels 
653 |a Time measurement 
653 |a Flood predictions 
700 1 |a Sweeney, James 
700 1 |a Cahill, Niamh 
773 0 |t arXiv.org  |g (Dec 9, 2024), p. n/a 
786 0 |d ProQuest  |t Engineering Database 
856 4 1 |3 Citation/Abstract  |u https://www.proquest.com/docview/3143055428/abstract/embedded/ZKJTFFSVAI7CB62C?source=fedsrch 
856 4 0 |3 Full text outside of ProQuest  |u http://arxiv.org/abs/2412.06934