Groundwater-potential mapping using a self-learning bayesian network model: A comparison among metaheuristic algorithms

Owing to the reduction of surface-water resources and frequent droughts, the exploitation of groundwater resources has faced critical challenges. For optimal management of these valuable resources, careful studies of groundwater potential status are essential. The main goal of this study was to determine the optimal network structure of a Bayesian network (BayesNet) machine-learning model using three metaheuristic optimization algorithms-a genetic algorithm (GA), a simulated annealing (SA) algorithm, and a Tabu search (TS) algorithm-to prepare groundwater-potential maps. The methodology was applied to the town of Baghmalek in the Khuzestan province of Iran. For modeling, the location of 187 springs in the study area and 13 parameters (altitude, slope angle, slope aspect, plan curvature, profile curvature, topography wetness index (TWI), distance to river, distance to fault, drainage density, rainfall, land use/cover, lithology, and soil) affecting the potential of groundwater were provided. In addition, the statistical method of certainty factor (CF) was utilized to determine the input weight of the hybrid models. The results of the OneR technique showed that the parameters of altitude, lithology, and drainage density were more important for the potential of groundwater compared to the other parameters. The results of groundwater-potential mapping (GPM) employing the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) area under the curve (AUC) showed an estimation accuracy of 0.830, 0.818, 0.810, and 0.792, for the BayesNet-GA, BayesNet-SA, BayesNet-TS, and BayesNet models, respectively. The BayesNet-GA model improved the GPM estimation accuracy of the BayesNet-SA (4.6% and 7.5%) and BayesNet-TS (21.8% and 17.5%) models with respect to the root mean square error (RMSE) and mean absolute error (MAE), respectively. Based on metric indices, the GA provides a higher capability than the SA and TS algorithms for optimizing the BayesNet model in determining the GPM. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Authors
Karimi-Rizvandi S.1 , Goodarzi H.V.2 , Afkoueieh J.H. 3 , Chung I.-M.4 , Kisi O.5 , Kim S. 6 , Linh N.T.T.7, 8
Publisher
MDPI AG
Number of issue
5
Language
English
Status
Published
Number
658
Volume
13
Year
2021
Organizations
  • 1 Department of Geomatics Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, 19697, Iran
  • 2 Department of Mining Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111, Iran
  • 3 Department of Mechanics and Mechatronics, Academy of Engineering, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
  • 4 Department of Land, Water and Environmental Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Goyang, 10223, South Korea
  • 5 Civil Engineering Department, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
  • 6 Department of Railroad Construction and Safety Engineering, Dongyang University, Yeongju, 36040, South Korea
  • 7 Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Danang, 550000, Viet Nam
  • 8 Faculty of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Duy Tan University, Danang, 550000, Viet Nam
Keywords
Area under the curve; Bayesian network model; Geographic information system (GIS); Groundwater-potential mapping; Metaheuristic algorithms; Receiver operating characteristic
Date of creation
20.04.2021
Date of change
20.04.2021
Short link
https://repository.rudn.ru/en/records/article/record/72085/
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