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Dissolved oxygen prediction using a new ensemble method

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Prediction of dissolved oxygen which is an important water quality (WQ) parameter is crucial for aquatic managers who have responsibility for the ecosystem health’s maintenance and for the management of reservoirs related to WQ. This study proposes a new ensemble method, Bayesian model averaging (BMA), for estimating hourly dissolved oxygen. The potential of the BMA was investigated and compared with five data-driven methods, extreme leaning machine (ELM), artificial neural networks (ANNs), adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), classification and regression tree (CART), and multilinear regression (MLR), by considering hourly temperature, pH, and specific conductivity data as inputs. The methods were compared with respect to three statistics, root mean square errors (RMSE), Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency, and determination coefficient. Results based on two stations’ data indicated that the proposed method performed superior to the ELM, ANN, ANFIS, CART, and MLR in estimation of hourly dissolved oxygen; corresponding improvements obtained by BMA are about 5–8%, 13–12%, 7–9%, and 18–27% with respect to RMSE. The ELM also outperformed the other four methods (ANN, ANFIS, CART, and MLR), and the CART and MLR indicated the lowest estimation accuracy in both stations. Examination of various input combinations revealed that the most effective variable is water temperature while the specific conductivity has negligible effect on hourly dissolved oxygen.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Ozgur Kisi

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran

    Meysam Alizamir

  3. Faculty of Industry and Mining (Khash), University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Khash, Iran

    AliReza Docheshmeh Gorgij

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Kisi, O., Alizamir, M. & Docheshmeh Gorgij, A. Dissolved oxygen prediction using a new ensemble method. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 9589–9603 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07574-w

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