Machine learning-based dual-parameter inversion for estimating snowpack liquid water content and density using common offset GPR data
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| 作者 | Akbar, Zohaib3,4; Jiang, Yuanjun3,4; Webb, Ryan2; Klotzsche, Anja1; Zhu, Yuanjia3,4; Anwar, Aftab3,4; Rehman, Muhammad Mudassar3,4 |
| 刊名 | SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES
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| 出版日期 | 2025-12-17 |
| 页码 | 18 |
| 关键词 | Snowpack GPR gprMax Machine learning Inversion |
| ISSN号 | 1674-7313 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11430-025-1764-7 |
| 英文摘要 | Accurate assessment of snowpack volumetric liquid water content and bulk density is essential for understanding snow hydrology, avalanche risk management, and monitoring cryosphere changes. This study presents a novel dual-parameter inversion framework that integrates synthetic electromagnetic modelling, dimensionality reduction, and machine learning algorithms to extract relative permittivity and log-resistivity from ground-penetrating radar (GPR) data. Traditional snowpack measurements are invasive, labor-intensive, and limited to point observations. To overcome these limitations, we developed a non-invasive, scalable, and data-driven framework that uses synthetic GPR datasets representing diverse snowpack conditions with variable moisture and density profiles. Synthetic 1D time series reflections (A-scans) are generated using finite-difference time-domain simulations in the state-of-the-art electromagnetic simulator gprMax. Principal component analysis (PCA) is applied to compress each A-scan while preserving key features, which significantly improved and enhanced the model training efficiency. Four machine learning models, including random forest, neural network, support vector machine, and eXtreme gradient boosting, are trained on PCA-reduced features. Among these, the neural network model achieved the best performance, with R-2>0.97 for permittivity and R-2>0.92 for resistivity. Gaussian noise (signal-to-noise ratio of 6 dB) is introduced to the synthetic data, and then targeted domain adaptation is employed to enhance generalization to field data. The framework is validated on two contrasting GPR transects in the Altay Mountains of the Chinese mainland, representing moist (T750) and wet (G125) snowpack conditions. The neural network model predictions are most consistent with the GPR derived estimates, Snowfork measurements, and snow pit data, achieving volumetric liquid water content deviation of <= 1.5% and bulk density error within the range of 30-84 kg m(-3). The results demonstrate that machine learning-based inversion, supported by realistic simulations and data augmentation enables scalable, non-invasive snowpack characterization with significant applications in hydrological forecasting, snow monitoring, and water resource management. |
| WOS关键词 | GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR ; WAVE-PROPAGATION ; IN-SITU ; EQUIVALENT ; DEPTH ; SIMULATION ; ATTENUATION ; INTEGRATION ; CONSTANT ; AIRBORNE |
| 资助项目 | National Key R&D Program of China[2023YFC3008300] ; National Key R&D Program of China[2023YFC3008305] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[42172320] ; Key Laboratory of Mountain Hazards and Engineering Resilience, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences[KLMHER-Z06] ; Key Laboratory of Mountain Hazards and Engineering Resilience, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences[KLMHER-T07] ; Science and Technology Research Program of Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| WOS研究方向 | Geology |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:001642978200001 |
| 出版者 | SCIENCE PRESS |
| 资助机构 | National Key R&D Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Key Laboratory of Mountain Hazards and Engineering Resilience, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Science and Technology Research Program of Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 源URL | [http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/59425] ![]() |
| 专题 | 成都山地灾害与环境研究所_山地灾害与地表过程重点实验室 |
| 通讯作者 | Jiang, Yuanjun |
| 作者单位 | 1.Forschungszentrum Julich, Inst Bio & Geosci, Agrosphere IBG 3, Agrosphere IBG-3, D-52425 Julich, Germany 2.Univ Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071 USA 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Mt Hazards & Environm, Key Lab Mt Hazards & Engn Resilience, Chengdu 610213, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Akbar, Zohaib,Jiang, Yuanjun,Webb, Ryan,et al. Machine learning-based dual-parameter inversion for estimating snowpack liquid water content and density using common offset GPR data[J]. SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES,2025:18. |
| APA | Akbar, Zohaib.,Jiang, Yuanjun.,Webb, Ryan.,Klotzsche, Anja.,Zhu, Yuanjia.,...&Rehman, Muhammad Mudassar.(2025).Machine learning-based dual-parameter inversion for estimating snowpack liquid water content and density using common offset GPR data.SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES,18. |
| MLA | Akbar, Zohaib,et al."Machine learning-based dual-parameter inversion for estimating snowpack liquid water content and density using common offset GPR data".SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES (2025):18. |
入库方式: OAI收割
来源:成都山地灾害与环境研究所
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