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The claim describes how the model creates those differences: the training objective balances forecast accuracy (CRPS) with a term shaping the random perturbations (Kullback-Leibler divergence). Perturbations that depend on the current flow of the atmosphere would let the spread of forecasts reflect the situation of the day. 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