Summary of Dyffcast: Regional Precipitation Nowcasting Using Imerg Satellite Data. a Case Study Over South America, by Daniel Seal et al.
DYffCast: Regional Precipitation Nowcasting Using IMERG Satellite Data. A case study over South America
by Daniel Seal, Rossella Arcucci, Salva Rühling-Cachay, César Quilodrán-Casas
First submitted to arxiv on: 2 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed DYffusion framework for precipitation nowcasting achieves state-of-the-art results in forecasting IMERG satellite precipitation data up to a 4-hour horizon. The modified framework improves rainfall modeling and introduces a novel loss function combining MSE, MAE, and LPIPS perceptual score. In a quantitative evaluation, the modified framework outperforms four competitor models with highest CSI scores for weak, moderate, and heavy rain thresholds and retains an LPIPS score < 0.2 for the entire roll-out. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper develops a new model to predict when it will rain or snow soon. The goal is to help decision-makers make quick and accurate decisions about weather-related events like flooding or landslides. The researchers use a type of AI called generative models, which are good at predicting what might happen next. They test their model on satellite data from the IMERG system, showing that it can accurately predict precipitation up to 4 hours in advance. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Loss function » Mae » Mse
