Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-535-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-535-2023
Development and technical paper
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25 Jan 2023
Development and technical paper |  | 25 Jan 2023

Customized deep learning for precipitation bias correction and downscaling

Fang Wang, Di Tian, and Mark Carroll

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Gridded precipitation datasets suffer from biases and coarse resolutions. We developed a customized deep learning (DL) model to bias-correct and downscale gridded precipitation data using radar observations. The results showed that the customized DL model can generate improved precipitation at fine resolutions where regular DL and statistical methods experience challenges. The new model can be used to improve precipitation estimates, especially for capturing extremes at smaller scales.