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Lightweight AI models show competitive PM2.5 forecasting in Beijing

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A comparative study evaluated adaptive time-series models for hourly PM2.5 forecasting in Beijing, China, focusing on lightweight and interpretable approaches. The research found that Facebook Prophet, with weekly walk-forward refitting, achieved strong performance and efficiency. In a frozen-model scenario, online residual correction improved both Facebook Prophet and SARIMAX, with corrected SARIMAX yielding the lowest overall error. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates that lightweight, interpretable models can offer competitive performance for complex forecasting tasks, potentially reducing computational costs in environmental monitoring.

RANK_REASON Academic paper presenting a comparative study of adaptive time-series models for forecasting. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Lightweight AI models show competitive PM2.5 forecasting in Beijing

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Moazzam Umer Gondal, Hamad ul Qudous, Asma Ahmad Farhan, Sultan Alamri ·

    Interpretable PM2.5 Forecasting for Urban Air Quality: A Comparative Study of Adaptive Time-Series Models

    arXiv:2603.25495v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Accurate short-term air-quality forecasting is essential for public health protection and urban management, yet many recent forecasting frameworks rely on complex, data-intensive, and computationally demanding models. This…

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