Satellites in the sky combined with computers on the ground detect and track volcanic ash clouds, like those produced by Soufrière St. Vincent in April, in near-real time.
machine learning & AI
Posted inEditors' Highlights
When Will the Next Failure Be?
Unprecedented images of fracture networks in laboratory scale experiments mixed with machine learning algorithms help predict the timing of the next failure.
Posted inNews
A Promising Forecast for Predictive Science
A new U.S. Geological Survey report outlines how emerging technologies and cross-disciplinary collaborations are expected to empower new tools for managing hazards and resources.
Posted inEditors' Highlights
Using Machine Learning to Detect and Estimate Global Snowfall
Machine learning is used to retrieve global snowfall occurrence and rate from satellite-based passive microwave sounder observations, trained by snowfall data from a high-quality space borne radar.
Posted inResearch Spotlights
Boosting Weather Prediction with Machine Learning
WeatherBench is a data set compiled to serve as a standard for evaluating new approaches to artificial intelligence–driven weather forecasting.
Posted inResearch Spotlights
Modeling Gravity Waves with Machine Learning
Researchers used neural networks to better define the parameterizations necessary for modeling the distribution and characteristics of orographic gravity waves.
Posted inScience Updates
Advancing AI for Earth Science: A Data Systems Perspective
Tackling data challenges and incorporating physics into machine learning models will help unlock the potential of artificial intelligence to answer Earth science questions.
Posted inEditors' Highlights
Machine Learning for Magnetics
Classic interpretation of aeromagnetic anomaly maps involves several steps with limiting boundary conditions; a recent study develops convolutional networks largely bypassing these issues.
Posted inEditors' Vox
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.
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.