scholarly journals Determination of the Order of a Markov Chain for Daily Rainfall Data of North East India: "Application AIC criterion"

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-87
Author(s):  
Surobhi Deka

The paper aims at demonstrating the application of the Akaike information criterion to determine the order of two state Markov chain for studying the pattern of occurrence of wet and dry days during the rainy season (April to September) in North-East India. For each station, each day is classified as dry day if the amount of rainfall is less than 3 mm and wet day if the amount of rainfall is greater than or equal to 3 mm. We apply Markov chain of order up to three to the sequences of wet and dry days observed at seven distantly located stations in North East region of India. The Markov chain model of appropriate order for analyzing wet and dry days is determined. This is done using the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) by checking the minimum of AIC estimate. Markov chain of order one is found to be superior to the majority of the stations in comparison to the other order Markov chains. More precisely, first order Markov chain model is an adequate model for the stations North Bank, Tocklai, Silcoorie, Mohanbari and Guwahati. Further, it is observed that second order and third order Markov chains are competing with first order in the stations Cherrapunji and Imphal, respectively. A fore-knowledge of rainfall pattern is of immense help not only to farmers, but also to the authorities concerned with planning of irrigation schemes. The outcomes are useful for taking decisions well in advance for transplanting of rice as well as for other input management and farm activities during different stages of the crop growing season.

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 2371-2377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongxing Yang ◽  
Yutong Li ◽  
Lin Lu ◽  
Ronghui Qi

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 449
Author(s):  
A. G. C. Pereira ◽  
F. A. S. Sousa ◽  
B. B. Andrade ◽  
Viviane Simioli Medeiros Campos

The aim of this study is to get further into the two-state Markov chain model for synthetic generation daily streamflows. The model proposed in Aksoy and Bayazit (2000) and Aksoy (2003) is based on a two Markov chains for determining the state of the stream. The ascension curve of the hydrograph is modeled by a two-parameter Gamma probability distribution function and is assumed that a recession curve of the hydrograph follows an exponentially function. In this work, instead of assuming a pre-defined order for the Markov chains involved in the modelling of streamflows, a BIC test is performed to establish the Markov chain order that best fit on the data. The methodology was applied to data from seven Brazilian sites. The model proposed here was  better than that one proposed by Aksoy but for two sites which have the lowest time series and are located in the driest regions.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muammer Catak ◽  
Necati Duran

Almost all countries around the world are struggling against the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In this paper, a nonlinear Markov chains model is proposed in order to analyse and to understand the behaviour of the Covid-19 pandemic. The data from China was used to build up the presented model. Thereafter, the nonlinear Markov chain model is employed to estimate the daily new Covid-19 cases in some countries including Italy, Spain, France, UK, the USA, Germany, Turkey, and Kuwait. In addition, the correlation between the daily new Covid-19 cases and the daily number of deaths is examined.


Author(s):  
Dennis Guster ◽  
Semyon Litvinov ◽  
Mary Richardson ◽  
David Robinson

Because of the complexity and over-subscription of today’s networks, the importance of valid simulation techniques to aid in determining sound network design is paramount. A number of studies have shown that the theoretical exponential packet interarrival rates are not appropriate for many network installations. This chapter compares two other modeling techniques: the power law process and Markov chains to the exponential and actual data taken from a ten-minute segment. The results reveal that the exponential and power law models are a poor match to the actual data. The Markov chain model, although not perfect, yielded some promising results.


Author(s):  
V. Yu. Arkov ◽  
G. G. Kulikov ◽  
T. V. Breikin

The paper addresses the problem of dynamic modelling of gas turbines for condition monitoring purposes. Identification of dynamic models is performed using a novel Markov chain technique. This includes identifiability analysis and model estimation. When identifying the model, experimental data should be sufficiently informative for identification. So far, identifiability analysis is weak formed and workable solutions are still to be developed. A possible technique is proposed based on non-parametric models in the form of controllable Markov chains. The second step in systems identification is the model estimation. At this stage, Markov chains are introduced to provide more functionality and versatility for dynamic modelling of gas turbines. The Markov chain model combines the deterministic and stochastic components of the engine dynamics within a single model, thus providing more exact and adequate description of the real system behaviour and leading to far more accurate health monitoring.


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