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Observations & remote sensing

Classifying precipitation from GEO satellite observations: Prognostic model

Shruti Ashok Upadhyaya, Pierre‐Emmanuel Kirstetter, Robert J. Kuligowski, Jonathan J. Gourley, Heather M. Grams

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · · NOAA (incl. GFDL, PSL, GSL, NCEP/EMC), University of Oklahoma (AI2ES)

Paper

In one sentence. A machine-learning classifier on GOES-16 ABI channels with NWP inputs identifies precipitation occurrence with 97% accuracy and convective types at 76%.

Labels

Topic
Observations & remote sensing
Type
New model or method
Method
Classical ML (trees, GP, linear, kernels)
Domain
Regional
Data
Satellite, Radar, NWP analysis or forecasts (IFS, GFS, ...)
Status
Research
Identifiers
DOI:10.1002/qj.4134 OpenAlex:W4213315021
Added
2026-10-22

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