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Main Authors: Hu, Jing, Zhang, Honghu, Zheng, Peng, Mu, Jialin, Huang, Xiaomeng, Wu, Xi
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.17611
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author Hu, Jing
Zhang, Honghu
Zheng, Peng
Mu, Jialin
Huang, Xiaomeng
Wu, Xi
author_facet Hu, Jing
Zhang, Honghu
Zheng, Peng
Mu, Jialin
Huang, Xiaomeng
Wu, Xi
contents Addressing complex meteorological processes at a fine spatial resolution requires substantial computational resources. To accelerate meteorological simulations, researchers have utilized neural networks to downscale meteorological variables from low-resolution simulations. Despite notable advancements, contemporary cutting-edge downscaling algorithms tailored to specific variables. Addressing meteorological variables in isolation overlooks their interconnectedness, leading to an incomplete understanding of atmospheric dynamics. Additionally, the laborious processes of data collection, annotation, and computational resources required for individual variable downscaling are significant hurdles. Given the limited versatility of existing models across different meteorological variables and their failure to account for inter-variable relationships, this paper proposes a unified downscaling approach leveraging meta-learning. This framework aims to facilitate the downscaling of diverse meteorological variables derived from various numerical models and spatiotemporal scales. Trained at variables consisted of temperature, wind, surface pressure and total precipitation from ERA5 and GFS, the proposed method can be extended to downscale convective precipitation, potential energy, height, humidity and ozone from CFS, S2S and CMIP6 at different spatiotemporal scales, which demonstrating its capability to capture the interconnections among diverse variables. Our approach represents the initial effort to create a generalized downscaling model. Experimental evidence demonstrates that the proposed model outperforms existing top downscaling methods in both quantitative and qualitative assessments.
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spellingShingle MetaSD: A Unified Framework for Scalable Downscaling of Meteorological Variables in Diverse Situations
Hu, Jing
Zhang, Honghu
Zheng, Peng
Mu, Jialin
Huang, Xiaomeng
Wu, Xi
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Addressing complex meteorological processes at a fine spatial resolution requires substantial computational resources. To accelerate meteorological simulations, researchers have utilized neural networks to downscale meteorological variables from low-resolution simulations. Despite notable advancements, contemporary cutting-edge downscaling algorithms tailored to specific variables. Addressing meteorological variables in isolation overlooks their interconnectedness, leading to an incomplete understanding of atmospheric dynamics. Additionally, the laborious processes of data collection, annotation, and computational resources required for individual variable downscaling are significant hurdles. Given the limited versatility of existing models across different meteorological variables and their failure to account for inter-variable relationships, this paper proposes a unified downscaling approach leveraging meta-learning. This framework aims to facilitate the downscaling of diverse meteorological variables derived from various numerical models and spatiotemporal scales. Trained at variables consisted of temperature, wind, surface pressure and total precipitation from ERA5 and GFS, the proposed method can be extended to downscale convective precipitation, potential energy, height, humidity and ozone from CFS, S2S and CMIP6 at different spatiotemporal scales, which demonstrating its capability to capture the interconnections among diverse variables. Our approach represents the initial effort to create a generalized downscaling model. Experimental evidence demonstrates that the proposed model outperforms existing top downscaling methods in both quantitative and qualitative assessments.
title MetaSD: A Unified Framework for Scalable Downscaling of Meteorological Variables in Diverse Situations
topic Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.17611