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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-2347-2024
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21 Mar 2024
Review and perspective paper | Highlight paper |
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Advances and prospects of deep learning for medium-range extreme weather forecasting
Leonardo Olivetti
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden
Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science, Uppsala University, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden
Gabriele Messori
Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden
Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science, Uppsala University, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden
Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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Editorial statement
This article provides a concise and well-written review of the current state of numerical weather prediction using machine learning models. Given how quickly this field is evolving, it's difficult for the traditional peer review process to capture all developments in this space, but this manuscript provides an excellent snapshot of the current state of the art.
This article provides a concise and well-written review of the current state of numerical...
Short summary
In the last decades, weather forecasting up to 15 d into the future has been dominated by physics-based numerical models. Recently, deep learning models have challenged this paradigm. However, the latter models may struggle when forecasting weather extremes. In this article, we argue for deep learning models specifically designed to handle extreme events, and we propose a foundational framework to develop such models.
In the last decades, weather forecasting up to 15 d into the future has been dominated by...
