O uso de modelos ocultos de Markov no estudo do fluxo de rios intermitentes

In this work, we present our understanding about the article of Aksoy [1], which uses Markov chains to model the flow of intermittent rivers. Then, we executed an application of his model in order to generate data for intermittent streamflows, based on a data set of Brazilian streams. After that, we build a hidden Markov model as a proposed new approach to the problem of simulation of such flows. We used the Gamma distribution to simulate the increases and decreases in river flows, along with a two-state Markov chain. The motivation for us to use a hidden Markov model comes from the possibility of obtaining the same information that the Aksoy’s model provides, but using a single tool capable of treating the problem as a whole, and not through multiple independent processes

Neste trabalho, apresentamos nosso entendimento acerca do artigo de Aksoy (2003), executando uma aplicação do modelo por ele apresentado, com o intuito de gerar dados de fluxos intermitentes, a partir de bancos de dados brasileiros. Em seguida, construímos um modelo oculto de Markov como uma nova proposta de abordagem para o problema. Nele utilizamos distribuições gama para simular os aumentos e decréscimos dos fluxos dos rios.