Spatial grouping of homogeneous river flow process in Johor

Abstract

This study identifies the spatial grouping of homogeneous river flow process on eight rivers in Johor based on river discharge records of 28 years. A clustering approach using a nonlinear dissimilarity measure called Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) is used to detect the similarity between these eight rivers. The clustering results validated by an internal validity measure, C-index shows two distinct groups of rivers: Cluster 1 consist of Sungai Lenik, Sungai Segamat, Sungai Bekok, and Sungai Muar; Cluster 2 consist of Sungai Sayong, Sungai Lenggor, Sungai Johor, and Sungai Kahang. This two-cluster solution are stable and interpretable with reference to spatial variations and can be distinguish by their geographical location in the peninsular.