Extreme Precipitation Nowcasting using Transformer-based Generative Models
<|reference_start|>Extreme Precipitation Nowcasting using Transformer-based Generative Models: This paper presents an innovative approach to extreme precipitation nowcasting by employing Transformer-based generative models, namely NowcastingGPT with Extreme Value Loss (EVL) regularization. Leveraging a comprehensive dataset from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), our study focuses on predicting short-term precipitation with high accuracy. We introduce a novel method for computing EVL without assuming fixed extreme representations, addressing the limitations of current models in capturing extreme weather events. We present both qualitative and quantitative analyses, demonstrating the superior performance of the proposed NowcastingGPT-EVL in generating accurate precipitation forecasts, especially when dealing with extreme precipitation events. The code is available at \url{https://github.com/Cmeo97/NowcastingGPT}.<|reference_end|>
@article{meo2024extreme,
    title={Extreme Precipitation Nowcasting using Transformer-based Generative
  Models},
    author={Cristian Meo, Ankush Roy, Mircea Licu{a}, Junzhe Yin, Zeineb Bou Che,
  Yanbo Wang, Ruben Imhoff, Remko Uijlenhoet, Justin Dauwels},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.03929},
    year={2024},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={2403.03929},
    primaryClass={cs.LG cs.AI}
}