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Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework

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Protocol to discover terrain-precipitation relationships with interpretable artificial intelligence.

Hao Xu¹, Yuntian Chen², Zhenzhong Zeng³

¹Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Industrial Intelligence and Digital Twin, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315200, China; Ningbo Institute of Digital Twin, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315200, P.R. China; Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P.R. China.

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Summary

This study introduces a protocol using interpretable artificial intelligence to uncover the laws governing terrain and precipitation relationships. It enables future precipitation projection through iterative knowledge optimization.

Keywords:

Earth sciences Environmental sciences Plant sciences computer sciences

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Area of Science:

Climate science
Artificial intelligence
Geosciences

Background:

The interplay between terrain and precipitation is fundamental to understanding climate patterns.
Existing models may not fully capture the complex interactions between geographical features and rainfall.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a novel protocol for elucidating the physical laws governing terrain-precipitation dynamics.
To leverage interpretable artificial intelligence for discovering explicit scientific equations.

Main Methods:

Data preparation and curation for climate and terrain variables.
Development of interpretable artificial intelligence algorithms for pattern recognition.
Iterative optimization techniques for knowledge generation and utilization.

Main Results:

Successful identification of underlying mathematical relationships between terrain characteristics and precipitation patterns.
Demonstration of a framework for generating explicit scientific equations from data.
Validation of the protocol's efficacy in projecting future precipitation scenarios.

Conclusions:

Interpretable AI offers a powerful approach to uncovering fundamental climate science laws.
The developed protocol provides a robust method for understanding and predicting precipitation dynamics.
This work facilitates advancements in climate modeling and forecasting through data-driven scientific discovery.