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Peter Watson

@peteragwatson.bsky.social

Climate scientist at University of Bristol, most interested in present/future extreme climatic event risk and improving our prediction models, including with AI. https://www.climatebristol.org/people/peter-watson/

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With interdisciplinary team including @dougmcneall.bsky.social of the Met Office (with CASE support).

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Flood defenses protecting home surrounded by floodwater in Somerset Levels in 2014, by Matt Cardy/Getty Images, from the Atlantic

Flood defenses protecting home surrounded by floodwater in Somerset Levels in 2014, by Matt Cardy/Getty Images, from the Atlantic

2026 PhD opportunity to develop applications of machine learning/AI tools to better understand extreme weather event risk and how it will be affected by climate change.

In the GW4+ PhD program: www.nercgw4plus.ac.uk/projects-202....

Apply at www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgr...

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Postprocessing East African Rainfall Forecasts Using a Generative Machine Learning Model We combine generative machine learning with conventional postprocessing to improve short range precipitation forecasts over East Africa The postprocessed forecasts show substantial improvements c...

Happy to share Bobby Antonio's paper on applying generative machine learning to improve skill at forecasting rainfall in East Africa: doi.org/10.1029/2024...

Particularly interesting aspects are improvements in the diurnal cycle and getting good performance in an extreme season.

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Happy to be included if you'd like ☺️

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Example of realistic rainfall simulations generated by a machine learning model over England and Wales (Addison et al., 2024)

Example of realistic rainfall simulations generated by a machine learning model over England and Wales (Addison et al., 2024)

PhD opportunity at Bristol: "Machine Learning for Understanding Extreme Weather in a Changing Climate". Please share with potential applicants. Deadline is Jan 31 12:00.

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