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Using network theory and machine learning to predict El Niño
Peter D. Nooteboom
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Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht (IMAU), Department of Physics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Centre for Complex Systems Studies, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Qing Yi Feng
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht (IMAU), Department of Physics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Centre for Complex Systems Studies, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Cristóbal López
Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos (IFISC, CSIC-UIB), University of the Balearic Islands, Balearic Islands, Spain
Emilio Hernández-García
Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos (IFISC, CSIC-UIB), University of the Balearic Islands, Balearic Islands, Spain
Henk A. Dijkstra
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht (IMAU), Department of Physics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Centre for Complex Systems Studies, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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The prediction of the El Niño phenomenon, an increased sea surface temperature in the eastern Pacific, fascinates people for a long time. El Niño is associated with natural disasters, such as droughts and floods. Current methods can make a reliable prediction of this phenomenon up to 6 months ahead. However, this article presents a method which combines network theory and machine learning which predicts El Niño up to 1 year ahead.
The prediction of the El Niño phenomenon, an increased sea surface temperature in the eastern...
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