Latest news Artificial intelligence to improve weather and climate forecasts
MeteoSwiss and the Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC) want to make greater use of artificial intelligence (AI) in meteorology and climatology in the future. A corresponding framework agreement for the next four years has been signed.
04.11.2024, 12:01
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The use of AI will serve to optimize short-term weather forecasts, better predict the development of storms and increase the precision of the 10-day weather forecast, according to a joint press release issued by the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss) and SDSC on Monday. The automatic use of measuring devices such as weather cameras and the quality control of these measurements should also be driven forward by AI.
Using AI, both the climate of the past can be better observed and that of the future can be calculated more accurately. These climate analyses are a key basis for adapting to climate change, measuring the potential of wind power and photovoltaics and also for assessing the risk of flooding.
According to the press release, the two partners are working closely with the Swiss National Supercomputing Center (CSCS) at ETH Zurich and will be able to use the computing power of the Alps supercomputer for the joint project. This is one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world and is particularly suitable for computing applications in the field of AI.
