wavelet-based multi-scale entropy analysis of complex rainfall time series小波多尺度熵分析复杂的降雨时间序列.pdfVIP

Entropy 2011, 13, 241-253; doi:10.3390/ OPEN ACCESS entropy ISSN 1099-4300 /journal/entropy Article Wavelet-Based Multi-Scale Entropy Analysis of Complex Rainfall Time Series Chien-Ming Chou Department of Design for Sustainable Environment, MingDao University, 369 Wen-Hua Road, Peetow, Changhau 52345, Taiwan; E-Mail: jamin@.tw; Tel.: +886-4-8780447; Fax: +886-4-8877759 Received: 10 December 2010; in revised form: 7 January 2011 / Accepted: 8 January 2011 / Published: 20 January 2011 Abstract: This paper presents a novel framework to determine the number of resolution levels in the application of a wavelet transformation to a rainfall time series. The rainfall time series are decomposed using the à trous wavelet transform. Then, multi-scale entropy (MSE) analysis that helps to elucidate some hidden characteristics of the original rainfall time series is applied to the decomposed rainfall time series. The analysis shows that the Mann-Kendall (MK) rank correlation test of MSE curves of residuals at various resolution levels could determine the number of resolution levels in the wavelet decomposition. The complexity of rainfall time series at four stations on a multi-scale is compared. The results reveal that the suggested number of resolution levels can be obtained using MSE analysis and MK test. The complexity of rainfall time series at various locations can also be analyzed to provide a reference for water resource planning and application. Keywords: wavelet transform; multi-scale entropy; r