Published April 26, 2021 | Version v1
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Predicting Convective Storm Characteristics using Machine Learning from Hi-Resolution NWP Forecasts

  • 1. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
  • 2. MeteoFrance
  • 3. Agencia Estatal de Meteorología
  • 4. EarthNetworks

Description

Convective weather represents a significant disruption to air traffic flow management (ATFM) operations. Thunderstorms are the cause for a substantial amount of delay in both the en-route and airport environment. Before the day of operations, poor prediction capability of convective weather prohibits traffic managers from considering weather mitigation strategies during the pre- tactical phase of ATFM planning. As a result, convective weather is mitigated tactically, possibly leading to excessive delays.

The skill of weather forecasting has greatly improved in recent years. Hi-resolution weather models can predict the future state of the atmosphere for some weather parameters. However, incorporating the output from these sophisticated weather products into an ATFM solution that provides easily interpreted information by the air traffic managers remains a challenge.

This paper combines data from high-resolution numerical weather predictions with actual storm observations from lightning detecting and satellite images. It applies supervised machine learning techniques such as binary classification, multiclass classification, and regression to train neural networks to predict the occurrence, severity, and altitude of thunderstorms. The model predictions are given up to 36hr in advance, within timeframes necessary for pre-tactical planning of ATFM, providing traffic managers with valuable information for developing weather mitigation plans.

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Funding

European Commission
ISOBAR – Artificial Intelligence Solutions to Meteo-Based DCB Imbalances for Network Operations Planning 891965