title: Comparison of discrete Fourier transform (DFT) and principal component analysis/DFT as forecasting tools for absorbance time series received by UV-visible probes installed in urban sewer systems.
abstract: The objective of this work is to introduce a forecasting method for UV-Vis spectrometry time series that combines principal component analysis (PCA) and discrete Fourier transform (DFT), and to compare the results obtained with those obtained by using DFT. Three time series for three different study sites were used: (i) Salitre wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Bogotá; (ii) Gibraltar pumping station in Bogotá; and (iii) San Fernando WWTP in Itagüí (in the south part of Medellín). Each of these time series had an equal number of samples (1051). In general terms, the results obtained are hardly generalizable, as they seem to be highly dependent on specific water system dynamics; however, some trends can be outlined: (i) for UV range, DFT and PCA/DFT forecasting accuracy were almost the same; (ii) for visible range, the PCA/DFT forecasting procedure proposed gives systematically lower forecasting errors and variability than those obtained with the DFT procedure; and (iii) for short forecasting times the PCA/DFT procedure proposed is more suitable than the DFT procedure, according to processing times obtained.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Facultad de Ingeniería, Bogotá, Colombia E-mail: lplazasn@udistrital.edu.co;plazas-l@javeriana.edu.co; Grupo de Investigación Ciencia e Ingeniería del Agua y el Ambiente, Facultad de Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Plazas-Nossa
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación Ciencia e Ingeniería del Agua y el Ambiente, Facultad de Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D060753:Water Quality
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage