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Reliable precipitation nowcasting using probabilistic diffusion models
Precipitation nowcasting is a crucial element in current weather service systems. Data-driven methods have proven highly advantageous, due to their flexibility in utilizing detailed initial hydrometeor observations, and their capability to approximate meteorological dynamics effectively given sufficient training data. However, current data-driven methods often encounter severe approximation/optimization errors, rendering their predictions and associated uncertainty estimates unreliable. Here a probabilistic diffusion model-based precipitation nowcasting methodology is introduced, overcoming the notorious blurriness and mode collapse issues in existing practices. Diffusion models learn a sequential of neural networks to reverse a pre-defined diffusion process that generates the probability distribution of future precipitation fields. The precipitation nowcasting based on diffusion model results in a 3.7% improvement in continuous ranked probability score compared to state-of-the-art generative adversarial model-based method. Critically, diffusion model significantly enhance the reliability of forecast uncertainty estimates, evidenced in a 68% gain of spread-skill ratio skill. As a result, diffusion model provides more reliable probabilistic precipitation nowcasting, showing the potential to better support weather-related decision makings.
Reliable precipitation nowcasting using probabilistic diffusion models
Precipitation nowcasting is a crucial element in current weather service systems. Data-driven methods have proven highly advantageous, due to their flexibility in utilizing detailed initial hydrometeor observations, and their capability to approximate meteorological dynamics effectively given sufficient training data. However, current data-driven methods often encounter severe approximation/optimization errors, rendering their predictions and associated uncertainty estimates unreliable. Here a probabilistic diffusion model-based precipitation nowcasting methodology is introduced, overcoming the notorious blurriness and mode collapse issues in existing practices. Diffusion models learn a sequential of neural networks to reverse a pre-defined diffusion process that generates the probability distribution of future precipitation fields. The precipitation nowcasting based on diffusion model results in a 3.7% improvement in continuous ranked probability score compared to state-of-the-art generative adversarial model-based method. Critically, diffusion model significantly enhance the reliability of forecast uncertainty estimates, evidenced in a 68% gain of spread-skill ratio skill. As a result, diffusion model provides more reliable probabilistic precipitation nowcasting, showing the potential to better support weather-related decision makings.
Reliable precipitation nowcasting using probabilistic diffusion models
Congyi Nai (author) / Baoxiang Pan (author) / Xi Chen (author) / Qiuhong Tang (author) / Guangheng Ni (author) / Qingyun Duan (author) / Bo Lu (author) / Ziniu Xiao (author) / Xingcai Liu (author)
2024
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