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HurriCast: Synthetic Tropical Cyclone Track Generation for Hurricane Forecasting

2023/09/12 by Shouwei Gao, Meiyan Gao, Gao, Shouwei +5
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI) #Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics (physics.ao-ph) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #FOS: Physical sciences #Flood Risk Assessment and Management #Machine Learning (cs.LG) #Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations #Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2309.07174

openalex publication_date 2023/09/12 · openalex created_date 2023/09/16 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The generation of synthetic tropical cyclone(TC) tracks for risk assessment is a critical application of preparedness for the impacts of climate change and disaster relief, particularly in North America. Insurance companies use these synthetic tracks to estimate the potential risks and financial impacts of future TCs. For governments and policymakers, understanding the potential impacts of TCs helps in developing effective emergency response strategies, updating building codes, and prioritizing investments in resilience and mitigation projects. In this study, many hypothetical but plausible TC scenarios are created based on historical TC data HURDAT2 (HURricane DATA 2nd generation). A hybrid methodology, combining the ARIMA and K-MEANS methods with Autoencoder, is employed to capture better historical TC behaviors and project future trajectories and intensities. It demonstrates an efficient and reliable in the field of climate modeling and risk assessment. By effectively capturing past hurricane patterns and providing detailed future projections, this approach not only validates the reliability of this method but also offers crucial insights for a range of applications, from disaster preparedness and emergency management to insurance risk analysis and policy formulation.

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