Summary of Neural Networks with Lstm and Gru in Modeling Active Fires in the Amazon, by Ramon Tavares and Ricardo Olinda
Neural Networks with LSTM and GRU in Modeling Active Fires in the Amazon
by Ramon Tavares, Ricardo Olinda
First submitted to arxiv on: 4 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Applications (stat.AP)
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| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper presents a comprehensive methodology for modeling and forecasting historical time series of active fire spots detected by the AQUA_M-T satellite in the Amazon, Brazil. The approach employs a mixed Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) model, combining Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) architectures to predict monthly accumulations of daily detected active fire spots. The study reveals a consistent seasonality over time, with annual maximum and minimum values tending to repeat at the same periods each year. The primary objective is to verify whether the forecasts capture this inherent seasonality through machine learning techniques. The methodology involves careful data preparation, model configuration, and training using cross-validation with two seeds, ensuring that the data generalizes well to both the test and validation sets for both seeds. The results indicate that the combined LSTM and GRU model delivers excellent forecasting performance, demonstrating its effectiveness in capturing complex temporal patterns and modeling the observed time series. This research significantly contributes to the application of deep learning techniques in environmental monitoring, specifically in forecasting active fire spots. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This study uses a special kind of computer program called a mixed Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) model to predict when and how many wildfires will happen in the Amazon rainforest. The model is like a very good memory that can look at past patterns and use that information to make predictions about the future. By looking at how many fires happened in the past, the model can see that some times of the year are more likely to have big fires than others. The scientists used this model to predict when and how many wildfires will happen, and it was very good at doing so! This research is important because it helps us understand how to use computers to predict and prepare for natural disasters like wildfires. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Deep learning » Lstm » Machine learning » Neural network » Rnn » Time series
