Table 12 Training and test statistics of the models for EPAN prediction – Station 2 (Model 5) LSTM-APO.

From: Metaheuristic-enhanced deep learning for monthly pan evaporation prediction under limited climatic data

Model inputs

Training period

Test period

 

RMSE

MAE

R2

NSE

RMSE

MAE

R2

NSE

M1 (70%−30%)

Tmin, Tmax

0.6034

0.4703

0.9263

0.9252

0.7772

0.6082

0.9391

0.9356

Tmin, Ra

0.6886

0.5368

0.9052

0.9038

0.7578

0.5774

0.9028

0.8996

Tmax, Ra

0.6395

0.4857

0.9168

0.9152

0.7476

0.5653

0.9093

0.9054

Tmin, Tmax, Ra

0.5682

0.4354

0.9346

0.9334

0.7269*

0.5591

0.9276

0.9244

Tmin, Tmax, Ra, α

0.7629

0.6309

0.8474

0.8452

0.8358

0.5858

0.8392

0.8358

M2 (75%−25%)

Tmin, Tmax

0.4059

0.3154

0.9738

0.9706

0.4338

0.3454

0.9606

0.9614

Tmin, Ra

0.6868

0.5267

0.8976

0.8961

0.7036

0.5506

0.8908

0.8893

Tmax, Ra

0.5727

0.4368

0.9319

0.9293

0.5894

0.4608

0.9284

0.9256

Tmin, Tmax, Ra

0.4804

0.3757

0.9514

0.9502

0.5299

0.4219

0.9439

0.9405

Tmin, Tmax, Ra, α

0.6583

0.5129

0.9073

0.9056

0.7336

0.5637

0.8827

0.8796

M3 (80%−20%)

Tmin, Tmax

0.5258

0.4046

0.9438

0.9426

0.7108

0.5807

0.9124

0.9096

Tmin, Ra

0.6479

0.5108

0.9136

0.9124

0.7654

0.5928

0.8774

0.8743

Tmax, Ra

0.5726

0.4429

0.9325

0.9313

0.7306

0.5636

0.9182

0.9145

Tmin, Tmax, Ra

0.5052

0.3951

0.9489

0.9475

0.6819

0.5654

0.9246

0.9208

Tmin, Tmax, Ra, α

0.4708

0.3664

0.9554

0.9541

0.6725

0.5538

0.9328

0.9282

  1. *Bold numbers indicates the best value (minimum RMSE or MAE and maximum R2 or NSE).