Guests: Dr. Ilan Price, Senior Research Scientist, & Matt Willson, Research Engineer
From the Euro to the GFS to the Canadian, there are multitudes of models that forecasters use to predict our daily weather. There are models for short-term severe forecasting, 10-day outlooks from your local news, and even models that predict our climate years into the future. As technology advances, so do all of these models and the technology we are focusing on today on Weather Geeks is AI. While it may seem like a buzzword these days, it can be used to enhance our industry and help us all reach our common goal: saving lives and property. We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Ilan Price to discuss GenCast, Google’s weather forecasting model that is entirely powered by AI. How does it stack up to the models we know and love? The answer may surprise you…
Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction to AI in Weather Forecasting
- 02:10 Meet the Experts: Ilan Price and Matthew Wilson
- 06:34 Understanding GenCast: The AI Weather Model
- 10:47 Machine Learning vs Traditional Forecasting
- 13:22 Data Sources and Ethical Considerations
- 15:10 Handling Extreme Weather Events
- 21:15 Validation and Verification of GenCast
- 23:26 Impact of GenCast on Weather Forecasting
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