The inference of a general Bayesian network has been shown to be an NP-hard problem, even for approximate solutions. Although k-dependence Bayesian (KDB) classifier can construct at arbitrary points (values of k) along the attribute dependence spectrum, it cannot identify the changes of interdependencies when attributes take different values. Local KDB, which learns in the framework of KDB, is proposed in this study to describe the local dependencies implicated in each test instance. Based on the analysis of functional dependencies, substitution-elimination resolution, a new type of semi-naive Bayesian operation, is proposed to substitute or eliminate generalization to achieve accurate estimation of conditional probability distribution while reducing computational complexity. The final classifier, averaged k-dependence Bayesian (AKDB) classifiers, will average the output of KDB and local KDB. Experimental results on the repository of machine learning databases from the University of California Irvine (UCI) showed that AKDB has significant advantages in zero-one loss and bias relative to naive Bayes (NB), tree augmented naive Bayes (TAN), Averaged one-dependence estimators (AODE), and KDB. Moreover, KDB and local KDB show mutually complementary characteristics with respect to variance.
Abstract. Evapotranspiration (ET) is a major component of the land surface process
involved in energy fluxes and energy balance, especially in the hydrological
cycle of agricultural ecosystems. While many models have been developed as
powerful tools to simulate ET, there is no agreement on which model best
describes the loss of water to the atmosphere. This study focuses on two
aspects, evaluating the performance of four widely used ET models and
identifying parameters, and the physical mechanisms that have
significant impacts on the model performance. The four tested models are
the Shuttleworth–Wallace (SW) model, Penman–Monteith (PM) model,
Priestley–Taylor and Flint–Childs (PT–FC) model, and advection–aridity (AA)
model. By incorporating the mathematically rigorous thermodynamic
integration algorithm, the Bayesian model evidence (BME) approach is adopted
to select the optimal model with half-hourly ET observations obtained at a
spring maize field in an arid region. Our results reveal that the SW model has the
best performance, and the extinction coefficient is not merely partitioning
the total available energy into the canopy and surface but also including
the energy imbalance correction. The extinction coefficient is well
constrained in the SW model and poorly constrained in the PM model but not
considered in PT–FC and AA models. This is one of the main reasons that the
SW model outperforms the other models. Meanwhile, the good fitting of SW
model to observations can counterbalance its higher complexity. In addition,
the detailed analysis of the discrepancies between observations and model
simulations during the crop growth season indicate that explicit treatment
of energy imbalance and energy interaction will be the primary way of
further improving ET model performance.
Broken wave characteristics in front of a vertical seawall were modeled and studied using a shock-capturing Boussinesq wave model FUNWAVE-TVD. Validation with the experimental data confirmed the capability of FUNWAVE-TVD in predicting the wave characteristics via the shock-capturing method. Compared to the results obtained from the Boussinesq model coupled with an empirical breaking model, the advantage of the present shock-capturing model for the broken waves near a vertical seawall was clearly revealed. A preliminary investigation of the effects of the key parameters, such as the incident wave height, water level at the seawall, and seabed slope, on the wave kinematics (i.e., the root mean square of the surface fluctuations and depth-averaged horizontal velocity) near the seawall was then conducted through a series of numerical experiments. The numerical results indicate the incident wave height and the water depth at the seawall are the important parameters in determining the magnitude of the wave kinematics, while the effect of the seabed slope seems to be insignificant. The role of the breaking point locations is also highlighted in this study, in which case further breaking can reduce the wave kinematics significantly for the coastal structures predominately subjected to broken waves.
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