Prediction of hourly O3 concentrations using support vector regression algorithms

In this paper we present an application of the Support Vector Regression algorithm (SVMr) to the prediction of hourly ozone values in Madrid urban area. In order to improve the training capacity of SVMrs, we have used a recently proposed approach, based on reductions of the SVMr hyper-parameters sea...

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Published in:Atmospheric environment (1994) 2010-11, Vol.44 (35), p.4481-4488
Main Authors: ORTIZ-GARIA, E. G, SALCEDO-SANZ, S, PEREZ-BELLIDO, A. M, PORTILLA-FIGUERAS, J. A, PRIETO, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Applied sciences
Atmospheric pollution
Exact sciences and technology
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Ozone
Pollution
Regression
Stations
Urban areas
Vectors (mathematics)
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Summary:In this paper we present an application of the Support Vector Regression algorithm (SVMr) to the prediction of hourly ozone values in Madrid urban area. In order to improve the training capacity of SVMrs, we have used a recently proposed approach, based on reductions of the SVMr hyper-parameters search space. Using the modified SVMr, we study different influences which may modify the ozone prediction, such as previous ozone measurements in a given station, measurements in neighbors stations, and the influence of meteorologic variables. We use statistical tests to verify the significance of incorporating different variables into the SVMr. A comparison with the results obtained using a neural network (multi-layer perceptron) is also carried out. This study has been carried out in 5 different stations of the air pollution monitoring network of Madrid, so the conclusions raised are backed by real data. The final result of the work is a robust and powerful software for tropospheric ozone prediction in Madrid. Also, the prediction tool based on SVMr is flexible enough to incorporate any other prediction variable, such as city models, or traffic patters, which may improve the prediction obtained with the SVMr.
ISSN:1352-2310
1873-2844
DOI:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.07.024