Mean Daily Temperature Estimations and the Impact on Climatological Applications †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Meteorological Data
2.2. Methodology
3. Analysis
3.1. Statistical Evaluation
3.2. Applications
4. Recommendations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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WMO Station Code | Name | Latitude | Longitude | Elevation (m) |
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16716 | Hellinikon | 37 53′ 23.28″ | 23 44′ 30.84″ | 47.00 |
16718 | Elefsina | 38 04′ 03.00″ | 23 33′ 08.28″ | 26.54 |
16715 | Tatoi | 38 06′ 24.84″ | 23 46′ 48.36″ | 236.55 |
Name | Acronym | Formula |
---|---|---|
Mean Absolute Error | MAE | |
Root Mean Squared Error | RMSE | |
Mean Absolute Percentage Error | MAPE | |
Root Mean Squared Percentage Error | RMSPE | |
Symmetric Mean Absolute Percentage Error | SMAPE | |
Symmetric Root Mean Squared Percentage Error | SRMSPE |
Index | ARITH-2 | ARITH-4 | ARITH-8 | HARM-2 | HARM-4 | HARM-8 | GEO-2 | GEO-4 | GEO-8 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MAE | 4.62 | 4.57 | 4.44 | 4.60 | 4.53 | 4.43 | 4.59 | 4.55 | 4.43 |
MAPE | 7.55 | 7.51 | 7.19 | 7.37 | 7.41 | 7.11 | 7.43 | 7.46 | 7.14 |
RMSE | 5.51 | 5.59 | 5.38 | 5.58 | 5.55 | 5.40 | 5.51 | 5.57 | 5.38 |
SMAPE | 7.44 | 7.31 | 7.13 | 7.42 | 7.26 | 7.12 | 7.40 | 7.28 | 7.12 |
SRMSPE | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.38 |
RMSPE | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.94 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.88 |
ARITH-2 | ARITH-4 | ARITH-8 | HARM-2 | HARM-4 | HARM-8 | GEO-2 | GEO-4 | GEO-8 |
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1268.2 | 1294.5 | 1354.8 | 1438.5 | 1354.7 | 1432.9 | 1352.6 | 1352.6 | 1393.9 |
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Kolyvas, C.; Missiakoulis, S.; Gofa, F. Mean Daily Temperature Estimations and the Impact on Climatological Applications. Environ. Sci. Proc. 2023, 26, 131. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026131
Kolyvas C, Missiakoulis S, Gofa F. Mean Daily Temperature Estimations and the Impact on Climatological Applications. Environmental Sciences Proceedings. 2023; 26(1):131. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026131
Chicago/Turabian StyleKolyvas, Charalampos, Spyros Missiakoulis, and Flora Gofa. 2023. "Mean Daily Temperature Estimations and the Impact on Climatological Applications" Environmental Sciences Proceedings 26, no. 1: 131. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026131
APA StyleKolyvas, C., Missiakoulis, S., & Gofa, F. (2023). Mean Daily Temperature Estimations and the Impact on Climatological Applications. Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 26(1), 131. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026131