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  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,884 Views
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4 April 2022

The present study evaluates the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) Earth Exchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections (NEX-GDDP) dataset that provides statistically downscaled CMIP5 historical and future climate projections of the daily...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Atmospheric Composition and Regional Climate Studies in Bulgaria)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,016 Views
20 Pages

A Comparative Study of Multi-Model Ensemble Forecasting Accuracy between Equal- and Variant-Weight Techniques

  • Xiaomin Wei,
  • Xiaogong Sun,
  • Jilin Sun,
  • Jinfang Yin and ,
  • Jing Sun and
  • Chongjian Liu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

25 March 2022

Previous studies on multi-model ensemble forecasting mainly focused on the weight allocation of each model, but did not discuss how to suppress the reduction of ensemble forecasting accuracy when adding poorer models. Based on a variant weight (VW) m...

(This article belongs to the Section Atmospheric Techniques, Instruments, and Modeling)
  • Article
  • Open Access
80 Citations
8,541 Views
25 Pages

Evaluation of CMIP6 Models and Multi-Model Ensemble for Extreme Precipitation over Arid Central Asia

  • Xiaoni Lei,
  • Changchun Xu,
  • Fang Liu,
  • Lingling Song and ,
  • Linlin Cao and
  • Nanji Suo
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

30 April 2023

Simulated historical extreme precipitation is evaluated for Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) models using precipitation indices defined by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI). The indices of 33 Global...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,084 Views
26 Pages

Multi-Model Ensemble Enhances the Spatiotemporal Comprehensive Performance of Regional Climate in China

  • Yan Wang,
  • Yan-Jun Shen,
  • Leibin Wang,
  • Ying Guo and ,
  • Yuanyuan Cheng and
  • Xiaolong Zhang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

8 February 2025

The multi-model ensemble (MME) approaches are highly regarded in climate prediction and risk assessment for their capacity to integrate multiple global climate models (GCMs) and minimize uncertainties associated with individual models. However, the q...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remotely Sensed Data of Space Weather: New Observations, Approaches and Methods)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,171 Views
20 Pages

Application of the Improved K-Nearest Neighbor-Based Multi-Model Ensemble Method for Runoff Prediction

  • Tao Xie,
  • Lu Chen,
  • Bin Yi,
  • Siming Li and ,
  • Zhiyuan Leng,
  • Xiaoxue Gan and
  • Ziyi Mei
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

24 December 2023

Hydrological forecasting plays a crucial role in mitigating flood risks and managing water resources. Data-driven hydrological models demonstrate exceptional fitting capabilities and adaptability. Recognizing the limitations of single-model forecasti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,901 Views
18 Pages

4 February 2015

With the development of in-situ monitoring techniques, the ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) has become a popular data assimilation method due to its capability to jointly update model parameters and state variables in a sequential way, and to assess the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,241 Views
15 Pages

26 August 2022

Southwest Asia has different climate types including arid, semiarid, Mediterranean, and temperate regions. Due to the complex interactions among components of the Earth system, forecasting precipitation is a difficult task in such large regions. The...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Hydrology and Water Resources Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,861 Views
22 Pages

Urban multimodal travel trajectory prediction is a core challenge in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs). It requires modeling both spatiotemporal dependencies and dynamic interactions among different travel modes such as taxi, bike-sharing, an...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in AI-Driven Geospatial Analysis and Data Generation (2nd Edition))
  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,398 Views
15 Pages

10 March 2018

Given the substantial impacts that are expected due to climate change, it is crucial that accurate rainfall–runoff results are provided for various decision-making purposes. However, these modeling results often generate uncertainty or bias due to th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
6,427 Views
18 Pages

8 November 2018

Hydrologic models are an approximation of reality, and thus, are not able to perfectly simulate observed streamflow because of various sources of uncertainty. On the other hand, skillful operational hydrologic forecasts are vital in water resources e...

(This article belongs to the Section Hydrology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,494 Views
13 Pages

13 September 2022

It is a grand challenge to realize robust rainfall-runoff prediction for a changing climate through conceptual hydrological models. Although multi-model ensemble (MME) is considered useful in improving the robustness of hydrological prediction, it ha...

(This article belongs to the Section Hydrology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,200 Views
27 Pages

18 January 2021

Large ensembles of climate models are increasingly available either as ensembles of opportunity or perturbed physics ensembles, providing a wealth of additional data that is potentially useful for improving adaptation strategies to climate change. In...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Evapotranspiration Measurements and Modeling)
  • Article
  • Open Access
56 Citations
9,054 Views
13 Pages

Multi-Model Grand Ensemble Hydrologic Forecasting in the Fu River Basin Using Bayesian Model Averaging

  • Bo Qu,
  • Xingnan Zhang,
  • Florian Pappenberger,
  • Tao Zhang and
  • Yuanhao Fang

24 January 2017

Statistical post-processing for multi-model grand ensemble (GE) hydrologic predictions is necessary, in order to achieve more accurate and reliable probabilistic forecasts. This paper presents a case study which applies Bayesian model averaging (BMA)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,542 Views
9 Pages

15 September 2017

This study introduces an unequally weighted technique for Multi-model Ensemble (MME) forecasting for western North Pacific Tropical Cyclone (TC) tracks. Weights are calculated by partial least square regression, and members are selected by paired t-t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Tropical Cyclones and Their Impacts)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,056 Views
18 Pages

Abnormal Energy Consumption Diagnosis Method of Oilfields Based on Multi-Model Ensemble Learning

  • Wei Li,
  • Xinyan Wang,
  • Qingbo Sheng,
  • Shaopeng Liu and ,
  • Guangyi Wan,
  • Yunfei Li and
  • Xiaorui Dong
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

14 May 2025

Petroleum is a significant source of global energy supply, and accurate and efficient anomaly diagnosis of energy consumption in oilfields plays a crucial role in controlling operational costs and ensuring environmental sustainability. This study uti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Energy, Manufacturing and Automatic Control Processes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,302 Views
16 Pages

2 September 2022

The development of machine learning (ML) provides new means and methods for accurate climate analysis and prediction. This study focuses on summer precipitation prediction using ML algorithms. Based on BCC CSM1.1, ECMWF SEAS5, NCEP CFSv2, and JMA CPS...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multi-Scale Climate Change: Recent Trends, Current Progress and Future Directions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,299 Views
26 Pages

16 October 2023

Extreme climate change events are major causes of devastating impacts on socioeconomic well-being and ecosystem damage. Therefore, understanding the performance of appropriate climate models representing local climate characteristics is critical for...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Statistical Approaches in Climatic Parameters Prediction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,115 Views
14 Pages

Secondary System Status Assessment of Smart Substation Based on Multi-Model Fusion Ensemble Learning in Power System

  • Shidan Liu,
  • Ye Peng,
  • Wei Liu,
  • Yiquan Li and ,
  • Jiafu Cheng,
  • Liang Guo and
  • Guangshi Shao
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

24 June 2025

In order to accurately evaluate the operating status of secondary equipment in smart substations, this paper establishes a secondary equipment status evaluation index system and proposes a secondary equipment status evaluation method based on multi-m...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Optimization Techniques for Microgrid Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,416 Views
31 Pages

A Multi-Model Ensemble Pattern Method to Estimate the Refractive Index Structure Parameter Profile and Integrated Astronomical Parameters in the Atmosphere

  • Hanjiu Zhang,
  • Liming Zhu,
  • Gang Sun,
  • Kun Zhang and ,
  • Ying Liu,
  • Xuebin Ma,
  • Haojia Zhang,
  • Qing Liu,
  • Shengcheng Cui and
  • Ningquan Weng
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

14 March 2023

In this study, we devised a constraint method, called multi-model ensemble pattern (MEP), to estimate the refractive index structure parameter (Cn2) profiles based on observational data and multiple existing models. We verified this approach against...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Satellite Remote Sensing Techniques for Meteorological, Climate and Hydroscience Studies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,075 Views
24 Pages

20 March 2025

Climate change presents considerable challenges to hydrological stability by modifying precipitation patterns and exacerbating the frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events. This research evaluates the prospective alterations in rainfall qua...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources: Assessment and Modeling, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,079 Views
16 Pages

Multi-Model Ensemble Sub-Seasonal Forecasting of Precipitation over the Maritime Continent in Boreal Summer

  • Yan Wang,
  • Hong-Li Ren,
  • Fang Zhou,
  • Joshua-Xiouhua Fu and ,
  • Quan-Liang Chen,
  • Jie Wu,
  • Wei-Hua Jie and
  • Pei-Qun Zhang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

The Maritime Continent (MC) is a critical region with unique geographical conditions and significant monsoon activities that plays a vital role in global climate variation. In this study, the weekly prediction of precipitation over the MC during bore...

(This article belongs to the Section Meteorology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,423 Views
15 Pages

Comparing Statistical Downscaling and Arithmetic Mean in Simulating CMIP6 Multi-Model Ensemble over Brunei

  • Hamizah Rhymee,
  • Shahriar Shams,
  • Uditha Ratnayake and
  • Ena Kartina Abdul Rahman

8 September 2022

The climate is changing and its impacts on agriculture are a major concern worldwide. The impact of precipitation will influence crop yield and water management. Estimation of such impacts using inputs from the General Circulation Models (GCMs) for f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Stochastic and Deterministic Modelling of Hydrologic Variables)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,904 Views
25 Pages

12 February 2024

This study conducts a comprehensive analysis of the impacts of climate change on South Korea’s climate and hydrology, utilizing a Multi-Model Ensemble (MME) approach with thirteen Climate Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) models und...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,032 Views
18 Pages

8 February 2025

Projecting future changes in monsoon rainfall is crucial for effective water resource management, food security, and livestock sustainability in South Asia. This study assesses precipitation, total cloud cover (categorized by cloud top pressure), and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Coping with Flooding and Drought)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
815 Views
31 Pages

Prediction of Potential Habitat Distribution of Cibotium barometz (L.) J. Sm. Under Climate Change Based on a Multi-Model Ensemble Framework

  • Heng Jiang,
  • Yunfang Zhang,
  • Tao Li,
  • Shuang Zhang and ,
  • Ying Liu,
  • Yvdan Chen,
  • Minjing Deng,
  • Kunhua Wei and
  • Quan Yang
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

28 April 2026

Understanding how medicinal plant distributions shift in response to climate change is essential for developing forward-looking conservation strategies. Cibotium barometz (L.) J. Sm., a tree fern from the family Dicksoniaceae, is not only ecologicall...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,535 Views
22 Pages

A New Hybrid Framework for Error Correction and Uncertainty Analysis of Precipitation Forecasts with Combined Postprocessors

  • Chenkai Cai,
  • Jianqun Wang,
  • Zhijia Li,
  • Xinyi Shen and ,
  • Jinhua Wen,
  • Helong Wang and
  • Changhuai Wu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

29 September 2022

With the rapid development of meteorological models, numerical weather prediction is increasingly used in flood forecasting and reservoir regulation, but its forecasting ability is limited by the large amount of uncertainty from meteorological system...

(This article belongs to the Topic Hydrological Modeling and Engineering: Managing Risk and Uncertainties)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,209 Views
16 Pages

15 August 2017

This study proposes an alternative method to estimate the potential predictability without assuming the perfect model. A theoretical consideration relates a maximum possible value of the initial-value error to the covariance between analysis and bias...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Madden-Julian Oscillation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,284 Views
11 Pages

28 April 2022

A multimodel superensemble technique was applied to improve the accuracy of a model predicting the subseasonal surface air temperatures in East Asia. Superensemble forecast data based on seven subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) forecast models were produc...

(This article belongs to the Section Climatology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,747 Views
29 Pages

10 October 2025

While weighted multi-model approaches are widely used to improve predictive capability, hydrological models (HMs) and their weighted combinations that perform well under past conditions may not guarantee robustness under future climate scenarios. Fur...

(This article belongs to the Section Hydrology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,273 Views
25 Pages

Atlantic Niño/Niña Prediction Skills in NMME Models

  • Ran Wang,
  • Lin Chen,
  • Tim Li and
  • Jing-Jia Luo

22 June 2021

The Atlantic Niño/Niña, one of the dominant interannual variability in the equatorial Atlantic, exerts prominent influence on the Earth’s climate, but its prediction skill shown previously was unsatisfactory and limited to two to three months. By dia...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue ENSO Prediction)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,807 Views
23 Pages

Forecasting the Ensemble Hydrograph of the Reservoir Inflow based on Post-Processed TIGGE Precipitation Forecasts in a Coupled Atmospheric-Hydrological System

  • Mitra Tanhapour,
  • Jaber Soltani,
  • Bahram Malekmohammadi,
  • Kamila Hlavcova and ,
  • Silvia Kohnova,
  • Zora Petrakova and
  • Saeed Lotfi
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

25 February 2023

The quality of precipitation forecasting is critical for more accurate hydrological forecasts, especially flood forecasting. The use of numerical weather prediction (NWP) models has attracted much attention due to their impact on increasing the flood...

(This article belongs to the Section Hydrology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,862 Views
16 Pages

9 June 2023

Southeast Europe is considered one of the most vulnerable regions in the context of climate change, and projected future summer warming is expected to exceed global rates significantly. Despite the importance of this problem, there have been few stud...

(This article belongs to the Section Climatology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,683 Views
16 Pages

29 October 2018

This study shows the application of self-organizing maps (SOMs) to probabilistic forecasts of wind power generation and ramps in Japan. SOMs are applied to atmospheric variables obtained from the Japanese 55-year atmospheric Reanalysis JRA-55 over th...

(This article belongs to the Section Meteorology)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,047 Views
21 Pages

1 August 2021

This study investigated the strength and limitations of two widely used multi-model averaging frameworks—Bayesian model averaging (BMA) and reliability ensemble averaging (REA), in post-processing runoff projections derived from coupled hydrological...

(This article belongs to the Section Hydrology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,577 Views
16 Pages

The Added Value of Statistical Seasonal Forecasts

  • Folmer Krikken,
  • Gertie Geertsema,
  • Kristian Nielsen and
  • Alberto Troccoli

4 June 2024

Seasonal climate predictions can assist with timely preparations for extreme episodes, such as dry or wet periods that have associated additional risks of droughts, fires and challenges for water management. Timely warnings for extreme warm summers o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Seasonal Forecasting Climate Services for the Energy Industry)
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  • Open Access
38 Citations
5,850 Views
17 Pages

The Effect of Statistical Downscaling on the Weighting of Multi-Model Ensembles of Precipitation

  • Adrienne M. Wootten,
  • Elias C. Massoud,
  • Agniv Sengupta,
  • Duane E. Waliser and
  • Huikyo Lee

25 November 2020

Recently, assessments of global climate model (GCM) ensembles have transitioned from using unweighted means to weighted means designed to account for skill and interdependence among models. Although ensemble-weighting schemes are typically derived us...

(This article belongs to the Section Climate Dynamics and Modelling)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,829 Views
38 Pages

2 December 2024

This work aims to examine the effect of bias correction (BC) methods on the development of Intensity–Duration–Frequency (IDF) curves under climate change at multiple temporal scales. Daily outputs from a 9-member CORDEX-CA GCM-RCM multi-m...

(This article belongs to the Section Hydrology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
5,747 Views
24 Pages

21 February 2019

In this study, we assessed the performance of 34 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) general climate models (GCMs) for simulating the observed temperature over the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) in 1961–2004. An improved score-based...

(This article belongs to the Section Meteorology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
6,333 Views
27 Pages

16 August 2019

Bayesian model averaging (BMA) is a popular method using the advantages of forecast ensemble to enhance the reliability and accuracy of predictions. The inherent assumptions of the classical BMA has led to different variants. However, there is not a...

(This article belongs to the Section Hydrology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
121 Citations
10,577 Views
25 Pages

Evaluation of the Performance of CMIP6 Models in Reproducing Rainfall Patterns over North Africa

  • Hassen Babaousmail,
  • Rongtao Hou,
  • Brian Ayugi,
  • Moses Ojara and ,
  • Hamida Ngoma,
  • Rizwan Karim,
  • Adharsh Rajasekar and
  • Victor Ongoma
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

9 April 2021

This study assesses the performance of historical rainfall data from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) in reproducing the spatial and temporal rainfall variability over North Africa. Datasets from Climatic Research Unit (CRU)...

(This article belongs to the Section Meteorology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,892 Views
24 Pages

Future Changes in Precipitation Extremes over South Korea Based on Observations and CMIP6 SSP Scenarios

  • Sunghun Kim,
  • Ju-Young Shin,
  • Gayoung Lee,
  • Jiyeon Park and
  • Kyungmin Sung

4 June 2025

This research assesses four Shared Socioeconomic Pathway (SSP) scenarios (SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0, SSP5-8.5) concerning precipitation quantiles across Korea, utilizing the CMIP6 multi-model ensemble comprising 23 General Circulation Models along...

(This article belongs to the Section Water and Climate Change)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,388 Views
26 Pages

9 November 2024

More than half of South Korea’s land area is covered by forests, which significantly increases the potential for extensive damage in the event of a forest fire. The majority of forest fires in South Korea are caused by humans. Over the past dec...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Forest Fires Prediction and Detection—2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,828 Views
19 Pages

A Photovoltaic Power Prediction Framework Based on Multi-Stage Ensemble Learning

  • Lianglin Zou,
  • Hongyang Quan,
  • Ping Tang,
  • Shuai Zhang and ,
  • Xiaoshi Xu and
  • Jifeng Song
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

1 September 2025

With the significant increase in solar power generation’s proportion in power systems, the uncertainty of its power output poses increasingly severe challenges to grid operation. In recent years, solar forecasting models have achieved remarkabl...

(This article belongs to the Section A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
8,010 Views
19 Pages

14 June 2018

Hybrid drought prediction models were developed for areas with limited monitoring gauges using the APEC Climate Center Multi-Model Ensemble seasonal climate forecast and machine learning models of Extra-Trees and Adaboost. The models provide spatiall...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Statistical Analysis and Stochastic Modelling of Hydrological Extremes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,551 Views
20 Pages

Transformative Spatio-Temporal Insights into Indian Summer Days for Advancing Climate Resilience and Regional Adaptation in India

  • Deepak Kumar Prajapat,
  • Mahender Choudhary,
  • Ram Avtar,
  • Saurabh Singh and ,
  • Saleh Alsulamy and
  • Ali Kharrazi
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

13 May 2025

With global temperatures steadily rising, understanding the impacts of warming on regional climates has become crucial, particularly for countries like India, where climate sensitivity has significant socio-economic implications. This study assesses...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,491 Views
20 Pages

Quantifying Uncertainty in the Modelling Process; Future Extreme Flood Event Projections Across the UK

  • Cameron Ellis,
  • Annie Visser-Quinn,
  • Gordon Aitken and
  • Lindsay Beevers

With evidence suggesting that climate change is resulting in changes within the hydrologic cycle, the ability to robustly model hydroclimatic response is critical. This paper assesses how extreme runoff—1:2- and 1:30-year return period (RP) eve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,892 Views
14 Pages

9 February 2022

Streamflow is a very important component of the hydrological cycle, and variation in the streamflow can be an indication of hydrological disaster. Thus, the accurate quantification of streamflow variation is a core concern in water resources engineer...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Assessing and Managing Risk of Flood and Drought in a Changing World)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,796 Views
14 Pages

21 March 2024

Information about wind variations and future wind conditions is essential for a monsoon domain such as the Northwest Pacific (NWP) region. This study utilizes 10 Generalized Circulation Models (GCM) from CMIP6 to evaluate near-future wind changes in...

(This article belongs to the Section Climatology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,135 Views
24 Pages

Evaluation of Bayesian Multimodel Estimation in Surface Incident Shortwave Radiation Simulation over High Latitude Areas

  • Weiyu Zhang,
  • Xiaotong Zhang,
  • Wenhong Li,
  • Ning Hou and ,
  • Yu Wei,
  • Kun Jia,
  • Yunjun Yao and
  • Jie Cheng
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

29 July 2019

Surface incident shortwave radiation (SSR) is crucial for understanding the Earth’s climate change issues. Simulations from general circulation models (GCMs) are one of the most practical ways to produce long-term global SSR products. Although...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing of Land Surface Radiation Budget)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,680 Views
15 Pages

Breast Cancer is one of the most common diseases among women which seriously affect health and threat to life. Presently, mammography is an uttermost important criterion for diagnosing breast cancer. In this work, image of breast cancer mass detectio...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Explainable Computational Intelligence, Theory, Methods and Applications)

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