Peter Watson
@peteragwatson.bsky.social
Climate scientist at University of Bristol, most interested in present/future extreme climatic event risk and improving our prediction models, including with AI. https://www.climatebristol.org/people/peter-watson/
2026 PhD opportunity to develop applications of machine learning/AI tools to better understand extreme weather event risk and how it will be affected by climate change. In the GW4+ PhD program: www.nercgw4plus.ac.uk/projects-202.... Apply at www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Happy to share Bobby Antonio's paper on applying generative machine learning to improve skill at forecasting rainfall in East Africa: doi.org/10.1029/2024... Particularly interesting aspects are improvements in the diurnal cycle and getting good performance in an extreme season.
Postprocessing East African Rainfall Forecasts Using a Generative Machine Learning Model
We combine generative machine learning with conventional postprocessing to improve short range precipitation forecasts over East Africa The postprocessed forecasts show substantial improvements c...
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PhD opportunity at Bristol: "Machine Learning for Understanding Extreme Weather in a Changing Climate". Please share with potential applicants. Deadline is Jan 31 12:00. www.bristol.ac.uk/geography/co... www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
