Reproducing a subjective classification scheme for atmospheric circulation patterns over the United Kingdom using a neural network (original) (raw)

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Atmospheric circulation patterns are currently classified manually according to subjective schemes, such as the Lamb catalogue of circulation patterns centred on the United Kingdom. However, the sheer volume of data produced by General Circulation Models, used to investigate the effects of climatic change, makes this approach impractical for classifying predictions of the future climate. Furthermore, classification extending over long periods of time may require numerous authors, possibly introducing unwelcome discontinuities in the classification. This paper describes a neural classifier designed to reproduce the Lamb catalogue. Initial results indicate the neural classifier is able to out-perform the currently used rule-based system by a modest, but significant amount.

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  1. School of Information Systems, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    G. C. Cawley
  2. School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
    S. R. Dorling

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  1. G. C. Cawley
  2. S. R. Dorling

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Christoph von der Malsburg Werner von Seelen Jan C. Vorbrüggen Bernhard Sendhoff

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Cawley, G.C., Dorling, S.R. (1996). Reproducing a subjective classification scheme for atmospheric circulation patterns over the United Kingdom using a neural network. In: von der Malsburg, C., von Seelen, W., Vorbrüggen, J.C., Sendhoff, B. (eds) Artificial Neural Networks — ICANN 96. ICANN 1996. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1112. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-61510-5\_50

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