Karhunen–Loève deep learning method for surrogate modeling and approximate Bayesian parameter estimation
Advances in Water Resources
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Abstract
We evaluate the performance of the Karhunen–Loève Deep Neural Network (KL-DNN) framework for surrogate modeling and approximate Bayesian parameter estimation in partial differential equation models. In the surrogate model, the Karhunen–Loève (KL) expansions are used for the dimensionality reduction of the number of unknown parameters and variables, and a deep neural network is employed to relate the reduced space of parameters to that of the state variables. The KL-DNN surrogate model is used to formulate a maximum-a-posteriori-like least-squares problem, which is randomized to draw samples of the posterior distribution of the parameters.
We test the proposed framework for a hypothetical unconfined aquifer via comparison with the forward MODFLOW and inverse PEST++ iterative ensemble smoother (IES) solutions as well as the state-of-the-art Fourier neural operator (FNO) and deep operator networks (DeepONets) operator learning surrogate models. Our results show that the KL-DNN surrogate model outperforms FNO and DeepONet for forward predictions. For solving inverse problems, the randomized algorithm provides the same or more accurate Bayesian predictions of the parameters than IES as evidenced by the higher log predictive probability of both the estimated parameter field and the forecast hydraulic head. The posterior mean obtained from the randomized algorithm is closer to the reference parameter field than that obtained with FNO as the maximum a posteriori estimate.
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Wang, Y., Zong, Y., McCreight, J.L., Hughes, J.D., Fienen, M., and Tartakovsky, A., 2025, Karhunen–Loève deep learning method for surrogate modeling and approximate Bayesian parameter estimation: Advances in Water Resources, v. 203, 105024, 16 p., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105024.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Karhunen–Loève deep learning method for surrogate modeling and approximate Bayesian parameter estimation |
| Series title | Advances in Water Resources |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105024 |
| Volume | 203 |
| Publication Date | June 25, 2025 |
| Year Published | 2025 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | WMA - Integrated Modeling and Prediction Division, Upper Midwest Water Science Center |
| Description | 105024, 16 p. |