Extreme Learning Machine for the Predictions of Length of Day

Yu, Lei; Zhao, Danning; Cai, Hongbing

doi:10.1515/arsa-2015-0002

Abstract

This work presents short- and medium-term predictions of length of day (LOD) up to 500 days by means of extreme learning machine (ELM). The EOP C04 time-series with daily values from the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) serve as the data basis. The influences of the solid Earth and ocean tides and seasonal atmospheric variations are removed from the C04 series. The residuals are used for training of the ELM. The results of the prediction are compared with those from other prediction methods. The accuracy of the prediction is equal to or even better than that by other approaches. The most striking advantages of employing ELM instead of other algorithms are its noticeably reduced complexity and high computational efficiency.

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Extreme Learning Machine for the Predictions of Length of Day

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