Research Article

Using Chaos Theory to Determine Average Prediction Times of Different Meteorological Variables: A Case Study in Sivas

Volume: 34 Number: 1 March 30, 2022
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Using Chaos Theory to Determine Average Prediction Times of Different Meteorological Variables: A Case Study in Sivas

Abstract

Processes in the atmosphere can be described by nonlinear approaches since they depend on a large number of independent variables. Even a slight change in initial conditions can cause unpredictable results. Therefore, long-term prediction is not possible to obtain. This is usually called “sensitive dependence on initial conditions”. In this study, average prediction times were determined for different meteorological variables by using a nonlinear approach. Daily values of relative humidity, air temperature, and wind speed in Sivas for the period 2006-2010 were used. To implement the method, the first step is to reconstruct the phase space. Phase space has two embedding parameters, namely time delay and embedding dimension. Mutual Information Function (MIF) can be used to determine the optimal value of the time delay. It considers both linear and nonlinear dependencies in a time series. To define phase space, embedding dimension, which is the number of state variables that define the dynamics of a system, must be identified correctly. The algorithm to describe the dimension is called False Nearest Neighbors (FNN). In the study, average prediction times of variables were calculated by using maximum Lyapunov exponents. Average prediction times for relative humidity, temperature, and wind speed were determined as 6.2, 5.8, and 2.5 days, respectively. In addition, it is found that the sensitivity of measurements increases the prediction time. For relative humidity, the average prediction time can have a 50% increase with 10 times increase of sensitivity.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 30, 2022

Submission Date

September 22, 2021

Acceptance Date

March 1, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 34 Number: 1

APA
Özgür, E., & Yılmaz, M. U. (2022). Using Chaos Theory to Determine Average Prediction Times of Different Meteorological Variables: A Case Study in Sivas. International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Pure Sciences, 34(1), 101-106. https://doi.org/10.7240/jeps.999248
AMA
1.Özgür E, Yılmaz MU. Using Chaos Theory to Determine Average Prediction Times of Different Meteorological Variables: A Case Study in Sivas. JEPS. 2022;34(1):101-106. doi:10.7240/jeps.999248
Chicago
Özgür, Evren, and Mustafa Utku Yılmaz. 2022. “Using Chaos Theory to Determine Average Prediction Times of Different Meteorological Variables: A Case Study in Sivas”. International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Pure Sciences 34 (1): 101-6. https://doi.org/10.7240/jeps.999248.
EndNote
Özgür E, Yılmaz MU (March 1, 2022) Using Chaos Theory to Determine Average Prediction Times of Different Meteorological Variables: A Case Study in Sivas. International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Pure Sciences 34 1 101–106.
IEEE
[1]E. Özgür and M. U. Yılmaz, “Using Chaos Theory to Determine Average Prediction Times of Different Meteorological Variables: A Case Study in Sivas”, JEPS, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 101–106, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.7240/jeps.999248.
ISNAD
Özgür, Evren - Yılmaz, Mustafa Utku. “Using Chaos Theory to Determine Average Prediction Times of Different Meteorological Variables: A Case Study in Sivas”. International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Pure Sciences 34/1 (March 1, 2022): 101-106. https://doi.org/10.7240/jeps.999248.
JAMA
1.Özgür E, Yılmaz MU. Using Chaos Theory to Determine Average Prediction Times of Different Meteorological Variables: A Case Study in Sivas. JEPS. 2022;34:101–106.
MLA
Özgür, Evren, and Mustafa Utku Yılmaz. “Using Chaos Theory to Determine Average Prediction Times of Different Meteorological Variables: A Case Study in Sivas”. International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Pure Sciences, vol. 34, no. 1, Mar. 2022, pp. 101-6, doi:10.7240/jeps.999248.
Vancouver
1.Evren Özgür, Mustafa Utku Yılmaz. Using Chaos Theory to Determine Average Prediction Times of Different Meteorological Variables: A Case Study in Sivas. JEPS. 2022 Mar. 1;34(1):101-6. doi:10.7240/jeps.999248

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