Autoencoder-based flow-analogue probabilistic reconstruction of heat waves from pressure fields

This paper presents a novel hybrid approach for the probabilistic reconstruction of meteorological fields based on the combined use of the analogue method (AM) and deep autoencoders (AEs). The AE-AM algorithm trains a deep AE in the predictor fields, which the encoder filters towards a compressed sp...

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Autores: Pérez-Aracil, Jorge, Marina, Cosmin M, Zorita, Eduardo, Barriopedro, David, Zaninelli, Pablo, Giuliani, Matteo, Castelletti, Andrea, Gutiérrez, Pedro A, Salcedo-Sanz, Sancho
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/378364
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/378364
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85208073476
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:analogue method
autoencoders
field reconstruction
heat waves
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Sumario:This paper presents a novel hybrid approach for the probabilistic reconstruction of meteorological fields based on the combined use of the analogue method (AM) and deep autoencoders (AEs). The AE-AM algorithm trains a deep AE in the predictor fields, which the encoder filters towards a compressed space of reduced dimensionality. The AM is then applied in this latent space to find similar situations (analogues) in the historical record, from which the target field can be reconstructed. The AE-AM is compared to the classical AM, in which flow analogues are explicitly searched in the fully resolved field of the predictor, which may contain useless information for the reconstruction. We evaluate the performance of these two approaches in reconstructing the daily maximum temperature (target) from sea-level pressure fields (predictor) recorded during eight major European heat waves of the 1950-2010 period. We show that the proposed AE-AM approach outperforms the standard AM algorithm in reconstructing the magnitude and spatial pattern of the considered heat wave events. The improvement ranges from 7% to 22% in skill score, depending on the heat wave analyzed, demonstrating the potential added value of the hybrid method.