S. Wells

Object‐based deep learning for probabilistic convective‐core nowcasting from satellite data

Flash flooding from intense rainfall causes major damage and loss of life across Africa, particularly in the Sahel, where rainfall is dominated by mesoscale convective systems. Convective cores, which represent regions of intense convective activity, evolve rapidly, limiting short‐term predictability, especially in...

Nowcasting convective cores using deep learning

Extreme precipitation events in the Tropics are often linked to convective storms. Storm nowcasting systems for early warning have been recognized as a necessary adaptation strategy to increase public resilience in a rapidly evolving climate. Ongoing advances in deep‐learning techniques now allow better exploitation...

ESA CCI 0.1 degree soil moisture: evaluation and applications for precipitation verification and storm nowcasting