Weather-Specific AI Models

IBM and NASA's new AI foundation model is focused on weather and climate applications. It is available in open-source on Hugging Face. This model, developed with support from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is designed to handle a range of weather and climate challenges. Unlike traditional AI foundation models which are limited to singular applications, this innovation is flexible and scalable. This feature makes it useful for both short-term weather forecasting and long-term climate projections.

The new AI foundation model was trained on 40 years of NASA Earth observation data and can be fine-tuned to work at global, regional, or local scales. Key applications include improving the resolution of climate simulations, predicting severe weather events, and enhancing the representation of physical processes in weather models.

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