Tackling data challenges and incorporating physics into machine learning models will help unlock the potential of artificial intelligence to answer Earth science questions.
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Tackling 21st Century Geoscience Problems with Machine Learning
A new cross-journal special collection invites contributions on how machine learning can be used for solid Earth observation, modeling and understanding.
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Smart Water Metering Need Not Compromise People’s Privacy
Scientists have devised a way of preserving privacy for smart water metering users while also providing water suppliers with information they can use to improve the efficiency of water services.
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A New Dataset of Temperature and Precipitation Extremes
HadEX3 is an updated dataset of gridded temperature and precipitation extremes, that covers the period of 1901 to 2018 and has improved spatio-temporal coverage.
Posted inResearch Spotlights
Interpreting Neural Networks’ Reasoning
New methods that help researchers understand the decision-making processes of neural networks could make the machine learning tool more applicable for the geosciences.
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The First Undeniable Climate Change Deaths
In 2018 in Japan, more than 1,000 people died during an unprecedented heat wave. In 2019, scientists proved it would have been impossible without global warming.
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Uncertainty Propagation in Paleomagnetic Data Quantified
In classic paleomagnetic data processing uncertainties are calculated at a single level only, but there is now a more lucid way to include error propagation.
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Weathering Environmental Change Through Advances in AI
Developing trustworthy artificial intelligence for weather and ocean forecasting, as well as for long-term environmental sustainability, requires integrating collaborative efforts from many sources.
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The Rise of Machine Learning
Our August issue explores the way we process, analyze, and clearly present the massive amounts of information collected by scientists today.
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Preparing for a Handoff
Scientists with Interstellar Probe, a proposed 50-year flight to interstellar space, are pondering how to plan and carry out a multigenerational mission.