Summary of Generative Weather For Improved Crop Model Simulations, by Yuji Saikai
Generative weather for improved crop model simulations
by Yuji Saikai
First submitted to arxiv on: 31 Mar 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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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 method constructs generative models for long-term weather forecasts, aiming to improve crop yield prediction. By leveraging this approach in two representative scenarios, the authors demonstrate significant improvements over conventional methods in terms of mean and standard deviation of prediction errors. The results show that the new method outperforms the conventional method in 17 out of 18 metrics in the first scenario and 29 out of 36 metrics in the second scenario. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Crop yield prediction is crucial for decision-making at farm and regional levels. To improve accuracy, a new method constructs generative models for long-term weather forecasts. This helps predict crop yields more precisely. The authors tested this method on two scenarios: single-year wheat, barley, and canola production, and three-year rotations of these crops. Results showed that the new method did better than the old way in most cases. |
