Articles | Volume 8, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-8-677-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-8-677-2017
Research article
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08 Aug 2017
Research article |  | 08 Aug 2017

Multivariate anomaly detection for Earth observations: a comparison of algorithms and feature extraction techniques

Milan Flach, Fabian Gans, Alexander Brenning, Joachim Denzler, Markus Reichstein, Erik Rodner, Sebastian Bathiany, Paul Bodesheim, Yanira Guanche, Sebastian Sippel, and Miguel D. Mahecha

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (08 Mar 2017) by Sagnik Dey
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RR by Reik Donner (17 May 2017)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by Editor) (08 Jun 2017) by Sagnik Dey
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ED: Publish as is (02 Jul 2017) by Sagnik Dey
AR by Milan Flach on behalf of the Authors (03 Jul 2017)
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Short summary
Anomalies and extremes are often detected using univariate peak-over-threshold approaches in the geoscience community. The Earth system is highly multivariate. We compare eight multivariate anomaly detection algorithms and combinations of data preprocessing. We identify three anomaly detection algorithms that outperform univariate extreme event detection approaches. The workflows have the potential to reveal novelties in data. Remarks on their application to real Earth observations are provided.
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