Articles | Volume 15, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-5407-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-5407-2022
Development and technical paper
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15 Jul 2022
Development and technical paper |  | 15 Jul 2022

RAP-Net: Region Attention Predictive Network for precipitation nowcasting

Zheng Zhang, Chuyao Luo, Shanshan Feng, Rui Ye, Yunming Ye, and Xutao Li

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RAP-Net: Region Attention Predictive Network for Precipitation Nowcasting Zheng Zhang and Chuyao Lu https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5979275

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In this paper, we develop a model to predict radar echo sequences and apply it in the precipitation nowcasting field. Different from existing models, we propose two new attention modules. By introducing them, the performance of RAP-Net outperforms other models, especially in those regions with moderate and heavy rainfall. Considering that these regions cause more threats to human activities, the research in our work is significant for preventing natural disasters caused by heavy rainfall.