Application of BP Neural Networks in Tide Forecasting

Abstract

Tidal phenomenon is a significant dynamical phenomenon in the ocean, and the accurate prediction of tide is an important task for various maritime activities. This paper proposes analysis method considering tidal periodicity and apply it to the actual tide prediction. The results prove that this method can solve the delay problem in tide prediction, improve the accuracy of prediction. Compared with the tidal harmonic analysis method, the prediction result of this method is more accurate and requires less data for short-term tidal forecast. Although this study can only provide an accurate forecast for 3 days, it is enough to deal with risks. How to improve the accuracy of long-term prediction is one of the future research directions.

Keywords

• tide
• BP neural networks
• tide forecasting