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@INPROCEEDINGS{Ma:892347,
author = {Ma, Yueling and Montzka, Carsten and Bayat, Bagher and
Kollet, Stefan},
title = {{K}nowledge transfer from simulation to reality via {L}ong
{S}hort-{T}erm {M}emory networks: {E}stimating groundwater
table depth anomalies over {E}urope},
reportid = {FZJ-2021-02015},
year = {2021},
abstract = {Near real-time groundwater table depth measurements are
scarce over Europe, leading to challenges in monitoring
groundwater resources at the continental scale. In this
study, we leveraged knowledge learned from simulation
results by Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks to
estimate monthly groundwater table depth anomaly (wtda) data
over Europe. The LSTM networks were trained, validated, and
tested at individual pixels on anomaly data derived from
daily integrated hydrologic simulation results over Europe
from 1996 to 2016, with a spatial resolution of 0.11°
(Furusho-Percot et al., 2019), to predict monthly wtda based
on monthly precipitation anomalies (pra) and soil moisture
anomalies (θa). Without additional training, we directly
fed the networks with averaged monthly pra and θa data from
1996 to 2016 obtained from commonly available observational
datasets and reanalysis products, and compared the network
outputs with available borehole in situ measured wtda. The
LSTM network estimates show good agreement with the in situ
observations, resulting in Pearson correlation coefficients
of regional averaged wtda data in seven PRUDENCE regions
ranging from $42\%$ to $76\%,$ which are ~ $10\%$ higher
than the original simulation results except for the Iberian
Peninsula. Our study demonstrates the potential of LSTM
networks to transfer knowledge from simulation to reality
for the estimation of wtda over Europe. The proposed method
can be used to provide spatiotemporally continuous
information at large spatial scales in case of sparse
ground-based observations, which is common for groundwater
table depth measurements. Moreover, the results highlight
the advantage of combining physically-based models with
machine learning techniques in data processing.
Reference:Furusho-Percot, C., Goergen, K., Hartick, C.,
Kulkarni, K., Keune, J. and Kollet, S. (2019). Pan-European
groundwater to atmosphere terrestrial systems climatology
from a physically consistent simulation. Scientific Data,
6(1).},
month = {Apr},
date = {2021-04-19},
organization = {EGU General Assembly 2021, Online
(Online), 19 Apr 2021 - 30 Apr 2021},
subtyp = {After Call},
cin = {IBG-3},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-3-20101118},
pnm = {2173 - Agro-biogeosystems: controls, feedbacks and impact
(POF4-217) / ERA-PLANET - The European network for observing
our changing planet (689443)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2173 / G:(EU-Grant)689443},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)6},
doi = {10.5194/egusphere-egu21-590},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/892347},
}