Summary of Distributional Regression U-nets For the Postprocessing Of Precipitation Ensemble Forecasts, by Romain Pic et al.
Distributional Regression U-Nets for the Postprocessing of Precipitation Ensemble Forecasts
by Romain Pic, Clément Dombry, Philippe Naveau, Maxime Taillardat
First submitted to arxiv on: 2 Jul 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG); Applications (stat.AP)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper proposes a global statistical postprocessing method for grid-based precipitation ensemble forecasts, which can significantly impact decision-making in fields like transportation and farming. The U-Net-based distributional regression method predicts marginal distributions using parametric distributions inferred by scoring rule minimization. This approach is compared to state-of-the-art methods for daily 21-h forecasts of 3-h accumulated precipitation over the South of France. The training data comes from the Météo-France weather model AROME-EPS, spanning three years. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps predict when it will rain or snow accurately, which is important for making good decisions in areas like traffic and farming. The researchers developed a new way to improve these predictions using a special kind of computer network called U-Net. They tested this method with data from France’s weather service and found that it works well. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Regression
