TerraWind: A Deep Learning‐Based Near‐Surface Winds Downscaling Model for Complex Terrain Region

Abstract Wind downscaling is crucial for refining coarse‐scale wind estimates, improving local‐scale predictions, and supporting various applications like risk assessment and planning. Dynamic downscaling models demand extensive computational resources and time, leading to a shift toward more efficient statistical downscaling, whereas it often overlooks inter‐variable and inter‐station spatial correlations. Addressing this, we propose TerraWind, a deep learning‐based downscaling method for complex terrain regions. TerraWind enhances accuracy by incorporating topographic factors and inter‐station linkages, capturing wind field interactions with terrain at multiple scales. Experimental results in Eastern China demonstrate that TerraWind reduces wind speed Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) by an average of 42.6 and 33.3, respectively, compared to three interpolation methods (bicubic, bilinear, and Inverse Distance Weighting). Furthermore, TerraWind achieves an average reduction of 35.3 in wind speed MAE and 25.6 in wind speed RMSE compared to four deep learning models (Wind‐Topo, DeepCAMS, RCM‐emulator, and Uformer).

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Geophysical Research Letters
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2024-11-29
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024gl112124
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7
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Aeolian processes and effects
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TerraWind: A Deep Learning‐Based Near‐Surface Winds Downscaling Model for Complex Terrain Region

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Abstract Wind downscaling is crucial for refining coarse‐scale wind estimates, improving local‐scale predictions, and supporting various applications like risk assessment and planning. Dynamic downscaling models demand extensive computational resources and time, leading to a shift toward more efficient statistical downscaling, whereas it often overlooks inter‐variable and inter‐station spatial correlations. Addressing this, we propose TerraWind, a deep learning‐based downscaling method for complex terrain regions. TerraWind enhances accuracy by incorporating topographic factors and inter‐station linkages, capturing wind field interactions with terrain at multiple scales. Experimental results in Eastern China demonstrate that TerraWind reduces wind speed Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) by an average of 42.6 and 33.3, respectively, compared to three interpolation methods (bicubic, bilinear, and Inverse Distance Weighting). Furthermore, TerraWind achieves an average reduction of 35.3 in wind speed MAE and 25.6 in wind speed RMSE compared to four deep learning models (Wind‐Topo, DeepCAMS, RCM‐emulator, and Uformer).

Geophysical Research LettersVol. 51(23)
China Meteorological Administration (CN), Shanghai Normal University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China
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