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Nowcasting

A Calibrated and Consistent Combination of Probabilistic Forecasts for the Exceedance of Several Precipitation Thresholds Using Neural Networks

P. Schaumann, Reinhold Hess, Martin Rempel, Ulrich Blahak, Volker Schmidt

Weather and Forecasting · · Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)

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In one sentence. Neural network combines RadVOR radar nowcasts with postprocessed COSMO-DE-EPS ensembles, giving calibrated precipitation threshold probabilities that beat both inputs for 1 to 6 h.

Labels

Topic
Nowcasting, Post-processing & calibration
Type
New model or method
Method
Classical ML (trees, GP, linear, kernels)
Time scale
0–6 h, 6 h–3 days
Domain
Regional
Data
Radar, NWP analysis or forecasts (IFS, GFS, ...)
Status
Research
Identifiers
DOI:10.1175/waf-d-20-0188.1 OpenAlex:W3159768227
Added
2026-10-22

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