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TPHH: a long-term (1901–2023) high-resolution (1∕30°) near-surface humidity dataset for the Tibetan Plateau generated via spatial downscaling based on hybrid-structure deep learning

Zheng Zhong Jin, Zezhou Chen, Qinglong You et al. · Earth system science data ·

FourCastNet-based hybrid deep learning downscales 1901–2023 CRU fields to 1/30° humidity, temperature and pressure over the Tibetan Plateau, validated against in-situ sites.

Downscaling & super-resolutionFudan University (FuXi)

AI Model Performances Depend on Adequate Training Data Representing Diverse Physical Mechanisms

M. Mu, Bo Qin, G. Dai · Geophysical Research Letters ·

Controlled Burgers-system experiments with 600 regimes show AI generalization fails when training data miss physical regimes, implying reanalysis-trained weather AI may struggle with extremes.

Explainability, uncertainty & physicsChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Interactive Climate Projection via Conditional Generative AI

Chengjie Sun, Zijie Guo, Pumeng Lyu et al. · Geophysical Research Letters ·

A conditional generative emulator trained on CMIP6 projects temperature, precipitation and sea-surface height under arbitrary CO2 pathways, generalising to held-out SSP2-4.5 and new scenarios.

Climate emulationFudan University (FuXi)Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)Shanghai Artificial Intelligence LaboratoryUniversity of Chicago

An Interpretable Deep Learning Model for Detecting Tropical Cyclone Genesis Through Incorporation of the Dynamic and Thermodynamic Environment

Kaiji Liu, Haikun Zhao, Philip J. Klotzbach et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Machine Learning and Computation ·

Interpretable 3D-residual GRU model detects tropical cloud clusters that will undergo genesis, reaching Heidke skill 0.80 and 94% detection; SHAP shows dynamics dominate.

Extremes & hazardsChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Colorado State University (incl. CIRA)Fudan University (FuXi)Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)

★ Earth-o1: A Grid-free Observation-native Atmospheric World Model

Junchao Gong, Kaiyi Xu, Wangxu Wei et al. · arXiv ·

Earth-o1 is a grid-free world model that learns atmospheric dynamics directly from ungridded observations, reaching surface forecast skill comparable to ECMWF IFS in hindcasts.

Global medium-range NWPChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Columbia University (LEAP, Lamont-Doherty)Fudan University (FuXi)Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesShanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

Distribution‐Guided Ensemble Postprocessing for S2S Precipitation Forecasts: A Seamless Pathway Using Deep Generative Models

Wen Shi, Baoxiang Pan, J Huang et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Machine Learning and Computation ·

GAN-based post-processing of ECMWF S2S hindcasts over Southern China extends skillful probabilistic precipitation forecasts to week 3, improving CRPS and Brier score.

Post-processing & calibrationChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesTsinghua University (NowcastNet)

A Two‐Dimensional Deep Learning Scheme With One Predicator Only to Parametrize Global Lightning

Ming Yin, Yong Wang, Yong Wang et al. · Geophysical Research Letters ·

A lightweight 2D deep learning lightning scheme using only CAPE raises global lightning R² to 0.89, a 24% gain over prior ML schemes, and better captures extremes.

Hybrid physics-ML & parameterizationChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesTsinghua University (NowcastNet)

★ Intelligent Shanghai Typhoon Model (ISTM): A Diffusion‐Based Downscaling Emulator From AIFS to Kilometer‐Scale Regional Reanalysis for Typhoon Forecasts

Zeyi Niu, Wei Huang, Sirong Huang et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Machine Learning and Computation ·

Diffusion residual emulator downscales AIFS to 9-km typhoon fields, cutting 72-hour typhoon intensity error by about 39.5% relative to AIFS.

Downscaling & super-resolutionChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)

Physics‐informed ensemble forecasts in data‐driven models

Bo Qin, G. Dai, M. Mu et al. · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society ·

Physics-informed VI-CNOP initial perturbations applied to FuXi produce typhoon track ensembles with better spread-skill relationships and reveal the role of subtropical high uncertainty.

Probabilistic & ensemble forecastingChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

AI for atmosphere–ocean sciences: advancements, challenges and ways forward

Jing‐Jia Luo, Jiangjiang Xia, Baoxiang Pan et al. · National Science Review ·

Review of AI for atmosphere–ocean science covering forecasting, data assimilation, downscaling, explainable AI, hybrid physics-AI models, and society-facing applications.

Global medium-range NWPAllen Institute for AI (Ai2, ACE)China Meteorological Administration (CMA)Columbia University (LEAP, Lamont-Doherty)Fudan University (FuXi)Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesNanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)Shanghai Artificial Intelligence LaboratoryTsinghua University (NowcastNet)Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Searth Transformer: A Transformer Architecture Incorporating Earth's Geospheric Physical Priors for Global Mid-Range Weather Forecasting

Tianye Li, Qi Liu, Hao Li et al. · arXiv ·

YanTian, a Transformer with Earth-geometry-aware shifted attention and relay autoregressive fine-tuning, beats ECMWF HRES at 1-degree resolution and extends Z500 skill to 10.3 days.

Global medium-range NWPFudan University (FuXi)Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesNanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)

Machine Learning Improves Mesoscale Offshore Wind Resource Assessment over the Yellow Sea

Haixing Gong, Kan Yi, Dinghua Yang et al. · 气象学报:英文版 ·

Machine learning corrects mesoscale model estimates to improve offshore wind resource assessment over the Yellow Sea. Abstract unavailable; assessment based on title.

Applications & impactsChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)Tsinghua University (NowcastNet)

Evaluation of WRF Cloud Properties of Typhoon Hato Based on Forward Radiative Transfer Simulation and Machine Learning

You Wu, Hitoshi Irie, Wenwen Li et al. · Weather and Forecasting ·

Couples the Dayu radiative transfer model with WRF to simulate Himawari brightness temperatures for Typhoon Hato, finding WRF underestimates low clouds, with an ML cloud classifier used for evaluation.

Observations & remote sensingChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)

A deep learning approach for exploring the physical mechanisms of an flood event

Qifeng Qian, Xiaohui Zhong, Bo Lu et al. · Machine Learning Earth ·

Optimizes initial conditions of the FuXi subseasonal model to improve prediction of the 2022 Pakistan floods and identifies moisture and circulation processes behind the gain.

Sub-seasonal to seasonalChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)University of Reading

High-resolution urban climate spatiotemporal mapping from ERA5 reanalysis: integrating multi-source data with machine learning for the city of Shenzhen

Haida Tang, Jiayu Chen, Xingkang Chai et al. · Building and Environment ·

Machine learning fuses ERA5 with multi-source data to map high-resolution urban climate in Shenzhen; abstract unavailable, inferred from title.

Downscaling & super-resolutionChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Tsinghua University (NowcastNet)

DAWP: A framework for global observation forecasting via Data Assimilation and Weather Prediction in satellite observation space

Junchao Gong, Jingyi Xu, Ben Fei et al. · https://neurips.cc/virtual/2025/poster/120074 ·

DAWP assimilates irregular satellite observation tokens with a masked autoencoder and forecasts in observation space, removing reliance on reanalysis for global weather prediction.

Data assimilationFudan University (FuXi)Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)

Fusion of Satellite Imagery and Convection Features for Tropical Cyclone Intensity Short‐Term Prediction

Wei Tian, Yuanyuan Chen, Haifeng Xu et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·

Fuses infrared and water-vapor satellite imagery with convective features in a deep model (TCISP-fusion) for 24-hour western North Pacific tropical cyclone intensity, RMSE 10.87 kt.

Extremes & hazardsChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)

Improving Tropical Cyclone Track Forecast Skill Through Assimilating Target Observation Achieved by AI‐Based Conditional Nonlinear Optimal Perturbation

Yong-Hui Li, Wan-Suo Duan, Wei Han et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres ·

A random forest generates pseudo soundings for Tibetan Plateau initial conditions, reducing hourly precipitation simulation bias by 31.8%.

Data assimilationChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

A Machine Learning‐Based Observation Operator for FY‐4B GIIRS Brightness Temperatures Considering the Uncertainty of Label Data

Yonghui Li, Wei Han, Wansuo Duan et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Machine Learning and Computation ·

End-to-end neural radiative transfer observation operator for FY-4B GIIRS radiances, trained with maximum likelihood to handle label uncertainty; matches RTTOV Jacobians.

Observations & remote sensingChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Temporal resolution enhancement of historical meteorological observation based on deep learning

Ruian Tie, Chunxiang Shi, Xiang Gu et al. · preprint ·

Deep Interpolation raises temporal resolution of historical in-situ meteorological observations in China, achieving 0.934 mean correlation and beating linear interpolation and ERA5-Land.

Observations & remote sensingChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)

★ FuXi‐En4DVar: An Assimilation System Based on Machine Learning Weather Forecasting Model Ensuring Physical Constraints

Yonghui Li, Wei Han, Hao Li et al. · Geophysical Research Letters ·

FuXi-En4DVar is an ensemble 4DVar system built on the FuXi ML forecast model that produces physically balanced analyses using automatic differentiation gradients.

Data assimilationChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

★ TC‐GEN: Data‐Driven Tropical Cyclone Downscaling Using Machine Learning‐Based High‐Resolution Weather Model

Renzhi Jing, Jianxiong Gao, Yunuo Cai et al. · Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems ·

TC-GEN uses an ML global weather model and an RNN bias correction to generate synthetic tropical cyclones with realistic track density, landfall and wind extent.

Extremes & hazardsFudan University (FuXi)Google ResearchMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Princeton UniversityStanford University

★ FuXi Weather: A data-to-forecast machine learning system for global weather

Xiuyu Sun, Xiaohui Zhong, Xiaoze Xu et al. · Nature Communications ·

FuXi Weather is an ML system that assimilates multi-satellite observations and produces 10-day global forecasts, outperforming ECMWF HRES in observation-sparse regions like central Africa.

Data assimilationChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)Tsinghua University (NowcastNet)University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Machine learning disentangles bias causes of shortwave cloud radiative effect in a climate model

Hongtao Yang, Guoxing Chen, Wei-Chyung Wang et al. · Geophysical Research Letters, 52 (2025), e2024GL114203 ·

A random forest surrogate of shortwave cloud radiative effect attributes GCM bias to cloud fraction, liquid and ice water paths, and diurnal concurrence in FGOALS-f3-L.

Climate analysis & attributionFudan University (FuXi)Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

High-resolution ensemble retrieval of cloud properties for all-day based on geostationary satellite

Haixia Xiao, Feng Zhang, Lingxiao Wang et al. · npj Climate and Atmospheric Science ·

CloudDiff uses a diffusion model to retrieve Himawari-8 cloud properties at 1 km from 2 km thermal infrared data, day and night, with ensemble-based uncertainty.

Observations & remote sensingChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

TCIP-Net: Quantifying Radial Structure Evolution for Tropical Cyclone Intensity Prediction

Wei Tian, Yuanyuan Chen, Ping Song et al. · IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·

TCIP-Net predicts tropical cyclone intensity from infrared satellite imagery using radial structure evolution, with interpretable contributions and without reanalysis inputs.

Extremes & hazardsChina Meteorological Administration (CMA)Fudan University (FuXi)Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)

Improving Radar Reflectivity Reconstruction with Himawari-9 and UNet++ for Off-Shore Weather Monitoring

Bing-Cheng Wan, Chloe Yuchao Gao · Remote. Sens. ·

Uses UNet++ with Himawari-9 satellite data to reconstruct radar reflectivity for offshore weather monitoring; abstract unavailable, so classification relies on the title.

Observations & remote sensingFudan University (FuXi)Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of SciencesNanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST)