This repository explores the application of Capsule Neural Networks (CapsNets) for forecasting extreme weather events such as heat waves and cold spells.
Background:
- Extreme weather events, like heat waves and cold spells, have significant societal and economic impacts.
- Accurate and timely forecasting of these events is crucial for disaster preparedness, public health, and agricultural planning.
- Traditional forecasting methods often rely on complex statistical models or deep learning architectures like Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs).
Project Objective:
- Investigate the potential of CapsNets for predicting the occurrence and intensity of extreme weather events.
- Compare the performance of CapsNets with other deep learning models (e.g., RNNs, CNNs) on relevant meteorological datasets.
- Explore the interpretability of CapsNet predictions to gain insights into the underlying weather patterns.
Methodology:
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Data Collection and Preprocessing:
- Gather historical weather data (temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed, etc.) from reliable sources.
- Clean and preprocess the data, handling missing values and outliers.
- Engineer relevant features, such as daily temperature anomalies and weather indices.
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Model Development:
- Implement a CapsNet architecture suitable for time-series forecasting.
- Train and evaluate the CapsNet model on the prepared dataset.
- Compare the performance of the CapsNet model with other deep learning models (e.g., RNNs, CNNs).
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Evaluation and Analysis:
- Evaluate model performance using appropriate metrics (e.g., accuracy, precision, recall, F1-score, mean squared error).
- Analyze the predictions and identify patterns in the model's output.
- Investigate the interpretability of CapsNet predictions to understand the model's decision-making process.
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Results and Discussion:
- Present the results of the model evaluation and comparisons.
- Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of CapsNets for extreme weather forecasting.
- Analyze the implications of the findings and propose potential future research directions.
Technologies:
- Python
- TensorFlow/PyTorch
- Scikit-learn
- Pandas
- NumPy
- Matplotlib
Note:
- This project might be under academic development.
- The specific implementation details and results may vary depending on the chosen dataset, model architecture, and hyperparameter settings.
Disclaimer:
This project is for research and educational purposes only. The accuracy and reliability of the forecasts generated by the models may vary.
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