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Global, high-resolution mapping of tropospheric ozone – explainable machine learning and impact of uncertainties
Clara Betancourt
Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Jülich Research Centre, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
Timo T. Stomberg
Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation, University of Bonn, Niebuhrstraße 1a, 53113 Bonn, Germany
Ann-Kathrin Edrich
Aachen Institute for Advanced Study in Computational Engineering Science (AICES), RWTH Aachen University, Schinkelstrasse 2a, 52062 Aachen, Germany
Methods for Model-based Development in Computational Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Eilfschornsteinstr. 18, 52062 Aachen, Germany
Ankit Patnala
Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Jülich Research Centre, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
Martin G. Schultz
Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Jülich Research Centre, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
Ribana Roscher
Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation, University of Bonn, Niebuhrstraße 1a, 53113 Bonn, Germany
Data Science in Earth Observation, Technical University of Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str. 9, 85521 Ottobrunn, Germany
Julia Kowalski
Methods for Model-based Development in Computational Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Eilfschornsteinstr. 18, 52062 Aachen, Germany
Scarlet Stadtler
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Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Jülich Research Centre, Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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Short summary
Ozone is a toxic greenhouse gas with high spatial variability. We present a machine-learning-based ozone-mapping workflow generating a transparent and reliable product. Going beyond standard mapping methods, this work combines explainable machine learning with uncertainty assessment to increase the integrity of the produced map.
Ozone is a toxic greenhouse gas with high spatial variability. We present a...
