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Nowcasting

The Development and Initial Capabilities of ThunderCast, a Deep Learning Model for Thunderstorm Nowcasting in the United States

Stephanie M. Ortland, Michael J. Pavolonis, John L. Cintineo

Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems · · NOAA (incl. GFDL, PSL, GSL, NCEP/EMC)

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In one sentence. U-Net nowcasts convection initiation and thunderstorms over the continental US within 60 min from GOES-16 imagery, with MRMS radar targets.

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Topic
Nowcasting
Type
New model or method
Method
CNN / U-Net
Time scale
0–6 h
Domain
Regional
Data
Satellite, Radar
Status
Research
Identifiers
DOI:10.1175/aies-d-23-0044.1 OpenAlex:W4387078817
Added
2026-10-22

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