The extreme warmth of the Central European spring in 2018 and its effects on fruit ripening phenology in Austria – a 251 year perspective

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helfried Scheifinger
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Lower Bounds ◽  
Fruit Ripening ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Early Summer ◽  
Phenological Data ◽  
Reconstructed Time Series ◽  
Combined Time Series ◽  
Phenological Event ◽  
Red Currant

<p>The exceptional warmth of spring and early summer of 2018 caused the earliest beginning of fruit ripening dates in Austria since 1946 of black elder and red currant, the second earliest of apricot, as well as the shortest period between the beginning of flowering and fruit ripening for all three species (same as 1956 for red currant). These phenological extremities of the 2018 spring correspond with the highest Austrian preseason (temperatures before the phenological event) April/May/June average since 1768.</p><p>In order to put the spring of 2018 into a long term perspective, the above mentioned phenological time series were extended back to 1768 by the much longer homogenised HISTALP temperature time series. This was achieved by multiple regression driven by preseason mean monthly temperatures. In order to accommodate for the uncertainty of the regression model, the lower (5%) and upper (95%) bounds of the confidence intervals were added to the reconstructed time series. Even when considering the lower bounds, the 2018 entry date of black elder beginning of fruit ripening remains the earliest since 1768. The 2018 entry date of apricot comes fourth (after 1811, 1794, 1797 and same as 1822) and that of red currant third (after 1811 and 1794). In order to evaluate the phenological variability since 1970 a 11 year moving average and a 41 year moving trend were calculated for the combined time series consisting of the modelled (from 1768 to 1945) and observed (from 1946 – 2018) sections. Neither the level of the 11 year averages nor the level of the 41 year trend values since 1970 have occurred during any other period since 1768.</p><p>These results contribute to the discussion of the temperature sensitivity of phenological phases. In spite of the unprecedented spring and early summer temperature level our phenological data do not indicate that lower bounds of the time period between flowering and fruit ripening have yet been reached. The fruit ripening phenology of the mid latitudes is still sensitive enough to faithfully record temperature trends and extreme events supplementing the instrumental record.</p>

Automatic Identification of Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Time Series

1982 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 156-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chin-Sheng Alan Kang ◽  
David D. Bedworth ◽  
Dwayne A. Rollier
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Automatic Identification ◽  
Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average

Smoothing Facilitates the Detection of Coupled Responses in Psychophysiological Time Series

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joni Kettunen ◽  
Niklas Ravaja ◽  
Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Type I Error ◽  
Electrodermal Activity ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Type I ◽  
Facial Electromyography ◽  
Response Characteristics ◽  
Smoothing Methods ◽  
Response Systems ◽  
Different Response

Abstract We examined the use of smoothing to enhance the detection of response coupling from the activity of different response systems. Three different types of moving average smoothers were applied to both simulated interbeat interval (IBI) and electrodermal activity (EDA) time series and to empirical IBI, EDA, and facial electromyography time series. The results indicated that progressive smoothing increased the efficiency of the detection of response coupling but did not increase the probability of Type I error. The power of the smoothing methods depended on the response characteristics. The benefits and use of the smoothing methods to extract information from psychophysiological time series are discussed.

A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN UNIVARIATE AND BIVARIATE TIME SERIES MODELS FOR CRUDE PALM OIL INDUSTRY IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 374
Author(s):  
Pauline Jin Wee Mah ◽  
Nur Nadhirah Nanyan
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Forecast Accuracy ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Time Series Models ◽  
Crude Palm Oil ◽  
Univariate Time Series ◽  
Import And Export ◽  
Bivariate Time Series

The main purpose of this study is to compare the performances of univariate and bivariate models on four time series variables of the crude palm oil industry in Peninsular Malaysia. The monthly data for the four variables, which are the crude palm oil production, price, import and export, were obtained from Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC). In the first part of this study, univariate time series models, namely, the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA), fractionally integrated autoregressive moving average (ARFIMA) and autoregressive autoregressive (ARAR) algorithm were used for modelling and forecasting purposes. Subsequently, the dependence between any two of the four variables were checked using the residuals’ sample cross correlation functions before modelling the bivariate time series. In order to model the bivariate time series and make prediction, the transfer function models were used. The forecast accuracy criteria used to evaluate the performances of the models were the mean absolute error (MAE), root mean square error (RMSE) and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE). The results of the univariate time series showed that the best model for predicting the production was ARIMA  while the ARAR algorithm were the best forecast models for predicting both the import and export of crude palm oil. However, ARIMA  appeared to be the best forecast model for price based on the MAE and MAPE values while ARFIMA  emerged the best model based on the RMSE value.  When considering bivariate time series models, the production was dependent on import while the export was dependent on either price or import. The results showed that the bivariate models had better performance compared to the univariate models for production and export of crude palm oil based on the forecast accuracy criteria used.

Intervention Modeling

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard McCleary ◽  
David McDowall ◽  
Bradley J. Bartos
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Autocorrelation Function ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Intervention Model ◽  
Noise Component ◽  
Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average ◽  
Noise Function ◽  
Modeling Strategy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
True Structure

The general AutoRegressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model can be written as the sum of noise and exogenous components. If an exogenous impact is trivially small, the noise component can be identified with the conventional modeling strategy. If the impact is nontrivial or unknown, the sample AutoCorrelation Function (ACF) will be distorted in unknown ways. Although this problem can be solved most simply when the outcome of interest time series is long and well-behaved, these time series are unfortunately uncommon. The preferred alternative requires that the structure of the intervention is known, allowing the noise function to be identified from the residualized time series. Although few substantive theories specify the “true” structure of the intervention, most specify the dichotomous onset and duration of an impact. Chapter 5 describes this strategy for building an ARIMA intervention model and demonstrates its application to example interventions with abrupt and permanent, gradually accruing, gradually decaying, and complex impacts.

scholarly journals A Time Series Sustainability Assessment of a Partial Energy Portfolio Transition

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Jacob Hale ◽  
Suzanna Long
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Time Series Prediction ◽  
State Level ◽  
Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average ◽  
Energy Transitions ◽  
Univariate Time Series ◽  
Partial Energy

Energy portfolios are overwhelmingly dependent on fossil fuel resources that perpetuate the consequences associated with climate change. Therefore, it is imperative to transition to more renewable alternatives to limit further harm to the environment. This study presents a univariate time series prediction model that evaluates sustainability outcomes of partial energy transitions. Future electricity generation at the state-level is predicted using exponential smoothing and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA). The best prediction results are then used as an input for a sustainability assessment of a proposed transition by calculating carbon, water, land, and cost footprints. Missouri, USA was selected as a model testbed due to its dependence on coal. Of the time series methods, ARIMA exhibited the best performance and was used to predict annual electricity generation over a 10-year period. The proposed transition consisted of a one-percent annual decrease of coal’s portfolio share to be replaced with an equal share of solar and wind supply. The sustainability outcomes of the transition demonstrate decreases in carbon and water footprints but increases in land and cost footprints. Decision makers can use the results presented here to better inform strategic provisioning of critical resources in the context of proposed energy transitions.

scholarly journals A Comparison of Time-Series Predictions for Healthcare Emergency Department Indicators and the Impact of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 3561
Author(s):  
Diego Duarte ◽  
Chris Walshaw ◽  
Nadarajah Ramesh
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
General Regression Neural Network ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Machine Learning Model ◽  
Hospital Patients ◽  
Major Incidents ◽  
General Regression ◽  
The Impact

Across the world, healthcare systems are under stress and this has been hugely exacerbated by the COVID pandemic. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), usually in the form of time-series data, are used to help manage that stress. Making reliable predictions of these indicators, particularly for emergency departments (ED), can facilitate acute unit planning, enhance quality of care and optimise resources. This motivates models that can forecast relevant KPIs and this paper addresses that need by comparing the Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) method, a purely statistical model, to Prophet, a decomposable forecasting model based on trend, seasonality and holidays variables, and to the General Regression Neural Network (GRNN), a machine learning model. The dataset analysed is formed of four hourly valued indicators from a UK hospital: Patients in Department; Number of Attendances; Unallocated Patients with a DTA (Decision to Admit); Medically Fit for Discharge. Typically, the data exhibit regular patterns and seasonal trends and can be impacted by external factors such as the weather or major incidents. The COVID pandemic is an extreme instance of the latter and the behaviour of sample data changed dramatically. The capacity to quickly adapt to these changes is crucial and is a factor that shows better results for GRNN in both accuracy and reliability.

An essay on ‘combined’ time series processes

2000 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Wlezien
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Combined Time Series

scholarly journals Time-series modelling and forecasting of hand, foot and mouth disease cases in China from 2008 to 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. W. Tian ◽  
H. Wang ◽  
X. M. Luo
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Foot And Mouth Disease ◽  
Mouth Disease ◽  
Sarima Model ◽  
Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average ◽  
Annual Peak ◽  
Time Series Modelling ◽  
Foot And Mouth

AbstractSeasonal autoregressive-integrated moving average (SARIMA) has been widely used to model and forecast incidence of infectious diseases in time-series analysis. This study aimed to model and forecast monthly cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in China. Monthly incidence HFMD cases in China from May 2008 to August 2018 were analysed with the SARIMA model. A seasonal variation of HFMD incidence was found from May 2008 to August 2018 in China, with a predominant peak from April to July and a trough from January to March. In addition, the annual peak occurred periodically with a large annual peak followed by a relatively small annual peak. A SARIMA model of SARIMA (1, 1, 2) (0, 1, 1)12 was identified, and the mean error rate and determination coefficient were 16.86% and 94.27%, respectively. There was an annual periodicity and seasonal variation of HFMD incidence in China, which could be predicted well by a SARIMA (1, 1, 2) (0, 1, 1)12 model.

scholarly journals Identification of monthly municipal water demand system based on autoregressive integrated moving average model tuned by particle swarm optimization

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahbi Boubaker
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Particle Swarm Optimization ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Moving Average ◽  
Arima Model ◽  
Particle Swarm ◽  
Demand System ◽  
Swarm Optimization ◽  
Municipal Water ◽  
Average Absolute Relative Error

In this paper, a modeling-identification approach for the monthly municipal water demand system in Hail region, Saudi Arabia, is developed. This approach is based on an auto-regressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model tuned by the particle swarm optimization (PSO). The ARIMA (p, d, q) modeling requires estimation of the integer orders p and q of the AR and MA parts; and the real coefficients of the model. More than being simple, easy to implement and effective, the PSO-ARIMA model does not require data pre-processing (original time-series normalization for artificial neural network (ANN) or data stationarization for traditional stochastic time-series (STS)). Moreover, its performance indicators such as the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), coefficient of determination (R2), root mean squared error (RMSE) and average absolute relative error (AARE) are compared with those of ANN and STS. The obtained results show that the PSO-ARIMA outperforms the ANN and STS approaches since it can optimize simultaneously integer and real parameters and provides better accuracy in terms of MAPE (5.2832%), R2 (0.9375), RMSE (2.2111 × 105m3) and AARE (5.2911%). The PSO-ARIMA model has been implemented using 69 records (for both training and testing). The results can help local water decision makers to better manage the current water resources and to plan extensions in response to the increasing need.

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