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https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-30-553-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-30-553-2023
Research article
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29 Nov 2023
Research article |  | 29 Nov 2023

Downscaling of surface wind forecasts using convolutional neural networks

Florian Dupuy, Pierre Durand, and Thierry Hedde

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Forecasting near-surface winds over complex terrain requires high-resolution numerical weather prediction models, which drastically increase the duration of simulations and hinder them in running on a routine basis. A faster alternative is statistical downscaling. We explore different ways of calculating near-surface wind speed and direction using artificial intelligence algorithms based on various convolutional neural networks in order to find the best approach for wind downscaling.