A Hybrid Approach Combining Phase Space Reconstruction with Random Forest, KNN, and LSTM for Reducing Prediction Lag in Lake Water Level Forecasting
摘要
The Great Lakes are vital freshwater resources for both the United States and Canada. Improved water level predictions can aid flood risk management, optimize water resource allocation, and support ecological conservation. This study aims to eliminate the lag effects of traditional machine learning models using phase space reconstruction (PSR). Predictions were conducted using historical monthly mean water level datasets of Lake Ontario from 1918 to 2023, divided into training (1918–2002) and testing (2003–2023) datasets. The results revealed that PSR-RF outperforms standard random forest, KNN, and LSTM models across all metrics, including Correlation Coefficient (0.999), Nash–Sutcliffe Efficiency (0.998), Root Mean Squared Error (0.014), Coefficient of Determination (0.998), and regression equation slope and intercept (𝑦 = 0.98𝑥 + 1.484).