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6 claims from 3 papers

1. Environmental Science › Climate variability and models

   Deep learning for multi-year ENSO forecasts

   Ham, Kim and Luo · Nature · 2019

   The authors trained a convolutional neural network with transfer learning to forecast ENSO, reporting skilful forecasts up to one and a half years ahead and better results than dynamical models.

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   1. UncheckedFor 1984–2017, a neural network's all-season Nino3.4 correlation skill is reported as much higher than that of leading dynamical forecast systems.“During the validation period from 1984 to 2017, the all-season correlation skill of the Nino3.4 index of the CNN model is much higher than those of current state-of-the-art dynamical forecast systems.”
   2. UncheckedA convolutional neural network predicted the detailed east-west pattern of Pacific sea surface temperatures better than dynamical forecast models did.“The CNN model is also better at predicting the detailed zonal distribution of sea surface temperatures, overcoming a weakness of dynamical forecast models.”
   3. UncheckedA heat map analysis indicates the neural network forecasts El Niño and La Niña events using precursors that make physical sense.“A heat map analysis indicates that the CNN model predicts ENSO events using physically reasonable precursors.”

2. Environmental Science › Climate variability and models

   ACE2: accurately learning subseasonal to decadal atmospheric variability and forced responses

   Watt‐Meyer, Henn, McGibbon et al. · npj Climate and Atmospheric Science · 2025

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   1. Unchecked“It exactly conserves global dry air mass and moisture and can be stepped forward stably for arbitrarily many steps with a throughput of about 1500 simulated years per wall clock day.”
   2. Unchecked“ACE2 generates emergent phenomena such as tropical cyclones, the Madden Julian Oscillation, and sudden stratospheric warmings.”

3. Environmental Science › Climate variability and models

   A Deep Learning Earth System Model for Efficient Simulation of the Observed Climate

   Cresswell‐Clay, Liu, Durran et al. · AGU Advances · 2025

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   1. Unchecked“DLESyM simulations equal or exceed key metrics of seasonal and interannual variability--such as tropical cyclogenesis over the range of observed intensities, the cycle of the Indian Summer monsoon, and the climatology of mid-latitude blocking events--when co…