Forecasting precipitation in the Arctic using probabilistic machine learning informed by causal climate drivers

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Main Authors: Panja, Madhurima, Das, Dhiman, Chakraborty, Tanujit, Ray, Arnob, Athulya, R., Hens, Chittaranjan, Dana, Syamal K., Murukesh, Nuncio, Ghosh, Dibakar
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author Panja, Madhurima
Das, Dhiman
Chakraborty, Tanujit
Ray, Arnob
Athulya, R.
Hens, Chittaranjan
Dana, Syamal K.
Murukesh, Nuncio
Ghosh, Dibakar
author_facet Panja, Madhurima
Das, Dhiman
Chakraborty, Tanujit
Ray, Arnob
Athulya, R.
Hens, Chittaranjan
Dana, Syamal K.
Murukesh, Nuncio
Ghosh, Dibakar
contents Understanding and forecasting precipitation events in the Arctic maritime environments, such as Bear Island and Ny-Ålesund, is crucial for assessing climate risk and developing early warning systems in vulnerable marine regions. This study proposes a probabilistic machine learning framework for modeling and predicting the dynamics and severity of precipitation. We begin by analyzing the scale-dependent relationships between precipitation and key atmospheric drivers (e.g., temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, and air pressure) using wavelet coherence, which captures localized dependencies across time and frequency domains. To assess joint causal influences, we employ Synergistic-Unique-Redundant Decomposition, which quantifies the impact of interaction effects among each variable on future precipitation dynamics. These insights inform the development of data-driven forecasting models that incorporate both historical precipitation and causal climate drivers. To account for uncertainty, we employ the conformal prediction method, which enables the generation of calibrated non-parametric prediction intervals. Our results underscore the importance of utilizing a comprehensive framework that combines causal analysis with probabilistic forecasting to enhance the reliability and interpretability of precipitation predictions in Arctic marine environments.
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spellingShingle Forecasting precipitation in the Arctic using probabilistic machine learning informed by causal climate drivers
Panja, Madhurima
Das, Dhiman
Chakraborty, Tanujit
Ray, Arnob
Athulya, R.
Hens, Chittaranjan
Dana, Syamal K.
Murukesh, Nuncio
Ghosh, Dibakar
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Machine Learning
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Understanding and forecasting precipitation events in the Arctic maritime environments, such as Bear Island and Ny-Ålesund, is crucial for assessing climate risk and developing early warning systems in vulnerable marine regions. This study proposes a probabilistic machine learning framework for modeling and predicting the dynamics and severity of precipitation. We begin by analyzing the scale-dependent relationships between precipitation and key atmospheric drivers (e.g., temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, and air pressure) using wavelet coherence, which captures localized dependencies across time and frequency domains. To assess joint causal influences, we employ Synergistic-Unique-Redundant Decomposition, which quantifies the impact of interaction effects among each variable on future precipitation dynamics. These insights inform the development of data-driven forecasting models that incorporate both historical precipitation and causal climate drivers. To account for uncertainty, we employ the conformal prediction method, which enables the generation of calibrated non-parametric prediction intervals. Our results underscore the importance of utilizing a comprehensive framework that combines causal analysis with probabilistic forecasting to enhance the reliability and interpretability of precipitation predictions in Arctic marine environments.
title Forecasting precipitation in the Arctic using probabilistic machine learning informed by causal climate drivers
topic Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Machine Learning
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.24254