Leveraging Neutrosophic TOPSIS with Artificial Intelligence-Driven Tropical Cyclone Intensity Estimation for Weather Prediction

Abstract

Tropical cyclones (TCs) are powerful, low-pressure weather systems attributed to heavy rainfall and strong winds, and have often resulted in extensive damage to coastal regions. TC intensity prediction, an essential aspect of meteorological forecasting, includes evaluating the strength of the storm to facilitate disaster preparedness and alleviate possible risks. Classical approaches for the prediction of TC intensity rely on different oceanic and atmospheric parameters, but the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) approaches, especially those leveraging image data, provides positive breakthroughs in efficiency and accuracy. By harnessing AI techniques like deep learning architectures and convolutional neural networks (CNNs), meteorologists could analyze radar data, satellite imagery, and other visual inputs to distinguish complicated patterns indicative of intensity changes and TC development. This combination of weather science and AI-driven image analysis enables more timely and precise predictions and improves our understanding of TC dynamics, eventually fortifying protection against the impacts of formidable storms. This article introduces Neutrosophic TOPSIS with Artificial Intelligence Driven Tropical Cyclone Intensity Estimation (NTOPSIS-TCIE) technique for Weather Prediction. The presented NTOPSIS-TCIE technique determines the intensities of the TC which in turn helps to forecast weather. In the NTOPSIS-TCIE technique, median filtering (MF) approach is used to remove the noise in the images. In addition, the features are extracted using deep convolutional neural network (CNN) model. To enhance the performance of the CNN model, Harris Hawks Optimization (HHO) algorithm is applied. Finally, the NTOPSIS model is employed for the prediction of TC intensities. The performance of the NTOPSIS-TCIE technique can be studied using TC image dataset and the results signify its promising results over other models