20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change

8A.8

Nonlinear Time Series Modelling of Lahore's Precipitation

Muhammad Jawed Iqbal, Universityy, Karachi 75270, Pakistan; and M. S. Khan

Abstract. The highly nonlinear relationships governing climate phenomena, suggest an application of the nonlinear time series analysis. We examine the presence of nonlinearity in the climate system using surrogate data. This paper aims to investigate the existence of chaos in the time series of Lahore precipitation. The predictability of daily rainfall is the most difficult task because of the nonlinear behavior of climate system. This paper employs radial basis function and neural network for constructing the nonlinear model of summer monsoon precipitation of Lahore. We also compare both of the algorithms with respect to prediction accuracy and storage requirements.

__________________ * : Also, Department of Mathematics, University of Karachi

Session 8A, General Climate Studies: Variability (ENSO, MJO, NAO, etc.)
Tuesday, 22 January 2008, 3:30 PM-5:30 PM, 215-216

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