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These activities benefit from the disciplinary structure of the Earth Sciences department as well as the collaboration with other BSC departments like the Computer Sciences and external institutions.
Some of the potential topics of interest for the department are listed below.
Currently working on the application of classification methods for the effect evaluation of the variability of meteorological variables on the concentration of specific pollutants. Another topic of study is the improvement of the emission model outputs by combining classification/Analogues methods with existing Kalman Filters (KF) algorithms. For more details, look at AC Machine Learning
The use of Deep Learning methods, in particular convolutional neuronal networks, can be applied to Hurricanes and cyclones observational databases to predict the number of such extreme events for the subsequent years.
The use of the Analogues technique utilized to improve the CALIOPE forecast might also be implemented within the MEDSCOPE project to improve the Bias correction and forecast calibration. Mutivariate-Analysis will also play an important role in the development of multivariate scores using EOF approach.
Causal interships between different predictants like geopotential, sea level pressure, seat surface temperature, precipitation level, ozone concentration, etc .. might be characterized and identified using causal effect networks. These studies help scientist to evaluate to what extent variability modes occur and the impact of their influence into different components of the earth dynamics system(Atmosphere, Land, Ocean, Sea Ice).
This particular area benefits from the application of machine learning techniques like multivariate analysis among others, applied to the different research fields of the department to extract valuable information for decision making in a wide spectrum of applications in society, agriculture, energy, health etc.