scholarly journals Empirical Mode Decomposition in 2-D space and time: a tool for space-time rainfall analysis and nowcasting

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 289-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sinclair ◽  
G. G. S. Pegram

Abstract. A data-driven method for extracting information, at temporally predictable scales, from spatial rainfall data (as measured by radar/satellite) is described, which extends the Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) algorithm into two dimensions. The EMD technique is used here to separate spatial rainfall data into a sequence of high through to low frequency components. This process is equivalent to a low-pass spatial filter, but based on the observed properties of the data rather than the predefined basis functions used in traditional Fourier or Wavelet decompositions. It has been suggested in the literature that the lower frequency components of spatial rainfall data exhibit greater temporal persistence than the higher frequency ones. This idea is explored here in the context of Empirical Mode Decomposition, to prepare rainfall data for nowcasts based on the temporal evolution of the lower frequency components. The paper focuses on the implementation and development of the two-dimensional extension to the EMD algorithm and it's application to radar rainfall data, as well as examining temporal persistence in the data at different spatial scales.

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sinclair ◽  
G. G. S. Pegram

Abstract. A data-driven method for extracting temporally persistent information, at different spatial scales, from rainfall data (as measured by radar/satellite) is described, which extends the Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) algorithm into two dimensions. The EMD technique is used here to decompose spatial rainfall data into a sequence of high through to low frequency components. This process is equivalent to the application of successive low-pass spatial filters, but based on the observed properties of the data rather than the predetermined basis functions used in traditional Fourier or Wavelet decompositions. It has been suggested in the literature that the lower frequency components (those with large spatial extent) of spatial rainfall data exhibit greater temporal persistence than the higher frequency ones. This idea is explored here in the context of Empirical Mode Decomposition. The paper focuses on the implementation and development of the two-dimensional extension to the EMD algorithm and it's application to radar rainfall data, as well as examining temporal persistence in the data at different spatial scales.


2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 933-941 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Fauchereau ◽  
G. G. S. Pegram ◽  
S. Sinclair

Abstract. Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) is applied here in two dimensions over the sphere to demonstrate its potential as a data-adaptive method of separating the different scales of spatial variability in a geophysical (climatological/meteorological) field. After a brief description of the basics of the EMD in 1 then 2 dimensions, the principles of its application on the sphere are explained, in particular via the use of a zonal equal area partitioning. EMD is first applied to an artificial dataset, demonstrating its capability in extracting the different (known) scales embedded in the field. The decomposition is then applied to a global mean surface temperature dataset, and we show qualitatively that it extracts successively larger scales of temperature variations related, for example, to topographic and large-scale, solar radiation forcing. We propose that EMD can be used as a global data-adaptive filter, which will be useful in analysing geophysical phenomena that arise as the result of forcings at multiple spatial scales.


2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 405-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Fauchereau ◽  
S. Sinclair ◽  
G. Pegram

Abstract. The Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) is applied here in two dimensions over the sphere to demonstrate its potential as a data-driven method of separating the different scales of spatial variability in a geophysical (climatological/meteorological) field. After a brief description of the basics of the EMD in 1 then 2 dimensions, the principles of its application on the sphere are explained, in particular via the use of a zonal equal area partitioning. The EMD is first applied to a artificial dataset, demonstrating its capability in extracting the different (known) scales embedded in the field. The decomposition is then applied to a global mean surface temperature dataset, and we show qualitatively that it extracts successively larger scales of temperature variations related for example to the topographic and large-scale, solar radiation forcing. We propose that EMD can be used as a global data-adaptative filter, which will be useful in analyzing geophysical phenomena that arise as the result of forcings at multiple spatial scales.


2009 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 265-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANNA LINDERHED

Image empirical mode decomposition (IEMD) is an empirical mode decomposition concept used in Hilbert–Huang transform (HHT) expanded into two dimensions for the use on images. IEMD provides a tool for image processing by its special ability to locally separate superposed spatial frequencies. The tendency is that the intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) other than the first are low-frequency images. In this study we give an overview of the state-of-the-art methods to decompose an image into a number of IMFs and a residue image with a minimum number of extrema points, together with the use of the method. Ideas and open problems are presented.


2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz Eduardo Soares Ferreira ◽  
Milton José Porsani ◽  
Michelângelo G. Da Silva ◽  
Giovani Lopes Vasconcelos

ABSTRACT. Seismic processing aims to provide an adequate image of the subsurface geology. During seismic processing, the filtering of signals considered noise is of utmost importance. Among these signals is the surface rolling noise, better known as ground-roll. Ground-roll occurs mainly in land seismic data, masking reflections, and this roll has the following main features: high amplitude, low frequency and low speed. The attenuation of this noise is generally performed through so-called conventional methods using 1-D or 2-D frequency filters in the fk domain. This study uses the empirical mode decomposition (EMD) method for ground-roll attenuation. The EMD method was implemented in the programming language FORTRAN 90 and applied in the time and frequency domains. The application of this method to the processing of land seismic line 204-RL-247 in Tacutu Basin resulted in stacked seismic sections that were of similar or sometimes better quality compared with those obtained using the fk and high-pass filtering methods.Keywords: seismic processing, empirical mode decomposition, seismic data filtering, ground-roll. RESUMO. O processamento sísmico tem como principal objetivo fornecer uma imagem adequada da geologia da subsuperfície. Nas etapas do processamento sísmico a filtragem de sinais considerados como ruídos é de fundamental importância. Dentre esses ruídos encontramos o ruído de rolamento superficial, mais conhecido como ground-roll . O ground-roll ocorre principalmente em dados sísmicos terrestres, mascarando as reflexões e possui como principais características: alta amplitude, baixa frequência e baixa velocidade. A atenuação desse ruído é geralmente realizada através de métodos de filtragem ditos convencionais, que utilizam filtros de frequência 1D ou filtro 2D no domínio fk. Este trabalho utiliza o método de Decomposição em Modos Empíricos (DME) para a atenuação do ground-roll. O método DME foi implementado em linguagem de programação FORTRAN 90, e foi aplicado no domínio do tempo e da frequência. Sua aplicação no processamento da linha sísmica terrestre 204-RL-247 da Bacia do Tacutu gerou como resultados, seções sísmicas empilhadas de qualidade semelhante e por vezes melhor, quando comparadas as obtidas com os métodos de filtragem fk e passa-alta.Palavras-chave: processamento sísmico, decomposição em modos empíricos, filtragem dados sísmicos, atenuação do ground-roll.


2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Byuckjin Lee ◽  
Byeongnam Kim ◽  
Sun K. Yoo

AbstractObjectivesThe phase characteristics of the representative frequency components of the Electroencephalogram (EEG) can be a means of understanding the brain functions of human senses and perception. In this paper, we found out that visual evoked potential (VEP) is composed of the dominant multi-band component signals of the EEG through the experiment.MethodsWe analyzed the characteristics of VEP based on the theory that brain evoked potentials can be decomposed into phase synchronized signals. In order to decompose the EEG signal into across each frequency component signals, we extracted the signals in the time-frequency domain with high resolution using the empirical mode decomposition method. We applied the Hilbert transform (HT) to extract the signal and synthesized it into a frequency band signal representing VEP components. VEP could be decomposed into phase synchronized δ, θ, α, and β frequency signals. We investigated the features of visual brain function by analyzing the amplitude and latency of the decomposed signals in phase synchronized with the VEP and the phase-locking value (PLV) between brain regions.ResultsIn response to visual stimulation, PLV values were higher in the posterior lobe region than in the anterior lobe. In the occipital region, the PLV value of theta band was observed high.ConclusionsThe VEP signals decomposed into constituent frequency components through phase analysis can be used as a method of analyzing the relationship between activated signals and brain function related to visual stimuli.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiqiang Qin ◽  
Qiuping Wang ◽  
Juntao Kang

The output-only modal analysis for bridge structures based on improved empirical mode decomposition (EMD) is investigated in this study. First, a bandwidth restricted EMD is proposed for decomposing nonstationary output measurements with close frequency components. The advantage of bandwidth restricted EMD to standard EMD is illustrated by a numerical simulation. Next, the modal parameters are extracted from intrinsic mode function obtained from the improved EMD by both random decrement technique and stochastic subspace identification. Finally, output-only modal analysis of a railway bridge is presented. The study demonstrates the mode mixing issues of standard EMD can be restrained by introducing bandwidth restricted signal. Further, with the improved EMD method, band-pass filter is no longer needed for separating the closely spaced frequency components. The modal parameters extracted based on the improved EMD method show good agreement with those extracted by conventional modal identification algorithms.


Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (14) ◽  
pp. 3125
Author(s):  
Zou ◽  
Chen ◽  
Liu

Considering the lack of precision in transforming measured micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) accelerometer output signals into elevation signals, this paper proposes a bridge dynamic displacement reconstruction method based on the combination of ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) and time domain integration, according to the vibration signal traits of a bridge. Through simulating bridge analog signals and verifying a vibration test bench, four bridge dynamic displacement monitoring methods were analyzed and compared. The proposed method can effectively eliminate the influence of low-frequency integral drift and high-frequency ambient noise on the integration process. Furthermore, this algorithm has better adaptability and robustness. The effectiveness of the method was verified by field experiments on highway elevated bridges.


1966 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-295
Author(s):  
G. A. HORRIDGE

1. Adaptation to oscillatory stimuli is significant in the range 1-10/sec., for angular amplitudes of about 1°. The mechanism for perception of slow components remains unchanged when that to fast components is eliminated by adaptation. 2. Spontaneous leg movements are accompanied by a temporary increase in gain, showing a central control of the gain. 3. All eye movements are in two dimensions and components in the vertical plane appear similar to those in the horizontal plane, except that in the vertical plane the maximum range is over about 5° and there is no fast return phase. 4. The eye position is less stable in the dark. A single small light giving 0.0003 lux is sufficient to remove low-frequency components from the spontaneous eye movements 5. An imposed tremor of amplitude 0.2-2.0° and period 1-10 sec. is sufficient to make stationary stripes, which would otherwise be ineffective, have an inhibitory effect on movements of the other eye. 6. A new form of arthropod eye movement, saccadic flicks, can be a sign of arousal and attention. 7. Optokinetic responses are a consequence of the visual stabilization of the eye.


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