[HTML][HTML] A review of machine learning for convective weather

A McGovern, RJ Chase, M Flora… - … Intelligence for the …, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
We present an overview of recent work on using artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning
(ML) techniques for forecasting convective weather and its associated hazards, including …

Comparing explanation methods for traditional machine learning models part 1: an overview of current methods and quantifying their disagreement

M Flora, C Potvin, A McGovern, S Handler - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
With increasing interest in explaining machine learning (ML) models, the first part of this two-
part study synthesizes recent research on methods for explaining global and local aspects of …

[HTML][HTML] Using machine learning to generate storm-scale probabilistic guidance of severe weather hazards in the Warn-on-Forecast system

ML Flora, CK Potvin, PS Skinner… - Monthly Weather …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
A primary goal of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Warn-on-Forecast
(WoF) project is to provide rapidly updating probabilistic guidance to human forecasters for …

[HTML][HTML] A machine learning explainability tutorial for atmospheric sciences

ML Flora, CK Potvin, A McGovern… - Artificial Intelligence for …, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
With increasing interest in explaining machine learning (ML) models, this paper synthesizes
many topics related to ML explainability. We distinguish explainability from interpretability …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of NSSL Warn-on-Forecast System accuracy by storm age using object-based verification

JE Guerra, PS Skinner, A Clark, M Flora… - Weather and …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The National Severe Storm Laboratory's Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) is a
convection-allowing ensemble with rapidly cycled data assimilation (DA) of various satellite …

[HTML][HTML] Warn-on-forecast system: From vision to reality

PL Heinselman, PC Burke, LJ Wicker… - Weather and …, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
In 2009, advancements in NWP and computing power inspired a vision to advance
hazardous weather warnings from a warn-on-detection to a warn-on-forecast paradigm. This …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the usefulness of downscaling free forecasts from the Warn-on-Forecast System

WJS Miller, CK Potvin, ML Flora… - Weather and …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS)
is an experimental real-time rapidly updating convection-allowing ensemble that provides …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the watch-to-warning space: Experimental outlook performance during the 2019 Spring Forecasting Experiment in NOAA's Hazardous Weather …

BT Gallo, KA Wilson, J Choate… - Weather and …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract During the 2019 Spring Forecasting Experiment in NOAA's Hazardous Weather
Testbed, two NWS forecasters issued experimental probabilistic forecasts of hail, tornadoes …

[HTML][HTML] Object-based verification of GSI EnKF and hybrid En3DVar radar data assimilation and convection-allowing forecasts within a warn-on-forecast framework

L Chen, C Liu, Y Jung, P Skinner… - Weather and …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms has recently developed
capabilities to directly assimilate radar reflectivity and radial velocity data within the GSI …

[HTML][HTML] Large-sample application of radar reflectivity object-based verification to evaluate HRRR warm-season forecasts

JD Duda, DD Turner - Weather and Forecasting, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The Method of Object-based Diagnostic Evaluation (MODE) is used to perform an
object-based verification of approximately 1400 forecasts of composite reflectivity from the …