Very short-term rainfall prediction based on radar image learning using deep neural network

Seongsim Yoon; Heeseong Park; Hongjoon Shin

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Very short-term rainfall prediction based on radar image learning using deep neural network 심층신경망을 이용한 레이더 영상 학습 기반 초단시간 강우예측

31 December 2020. pp. 1159-1172

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Abstract

This study applied deep convolution neural network based on U-Net and SegNet using long period weather radar data to very short-term rainfall prediction. And the results were compared and evaluated with the translation model. For training and validation of deep neural network, Mt. Gwanak and Mt. Gwangdeoksan radar data were collected from 2010 to 2016 and converted to a gray-scale image file in an HDF5 format with a 1km spatial resolution. The deep neural network model was trained to predict precipitation after 10 minutes by using the four consecutive radar image data, and the recursive method of repeating forecasts was applied to carry out lead time 60 minutes with the pre-trained deep neural network model. To evaluate the performance of deep neural network prediction model, 24 rain cases in 2017 were forecast for rainfall up to 60 minutes in advance. As a result of evaluating the predicted performance by calculating the mean absolute error (MAE) and critical success index (CSI) at the threshold of 0.1, 1, and 5 mm/hr, the deep neural network model showed better performance in the case of rainfall threshold of 0.1, 1 mm/hr in terms of MAE, and showed better performance than the translation model for lead time 50 minutes in terms of CSI. In particular, although the deep neural network prediction model performed generally better than the translation model for weak rainfall of 5 mm/hr or less, the deep neural network prediction model had limitations in predicting distinct precipitation characteristics of high intensity as a result of the evaluation of threshold of 5 mm/hr. The longer lead time, the spatial smoothness increase with lead time thereby reducing the accuracy of rainfall prediction The translation model turned out to be superior in predicting the exceedance of higher intensity thresholds (> 5 mm/hr) because it preserves distinct precipitation characteristics, but the rainfall position tends to shift incorrectly. This study are expected to be helpful for the improvement of radar rainfall prediction model using deep neural networks in the future. In addition, the massive weather radar data established in this study will be provided through open repositories for future use in subsequent studies.

Keywords

Radar

Rainfall prediction

Deep convolutional neural network

Image

Deep learning

본 연구에서는 강우예측을 위해 U-Net과 SegNet에 기반한 합성곱 신경망 네트워크 구조에 장기간의 국내 기상레이더 자료를 활용하여 심층학습 기반의 강우예측을 수행하였다. 또한, 기존 외삽기반의 강우예측 기법인 이류모델의 결과와 비교 평가하였다. 심층신경망의 학습 및 검정을 위해 2010부터 2016년 동안의 기상청 관악산과 광덕산 레이더의 원자료를 수집, 1 km 공간해상도를 갖는 480 × 480의 픽셀의 회색조 영상으로 변환하여 HDF5 형태의 데이터를 구축하였다. 구축된 데이터로 30분 전부터 현재까지 10분 간격의 연속된 레이더 영상 4개를 이용하여 10분 후의 강수량을 예측하도록 심층신경망 모델을 학습하였으며, 학습된 심층신경망 모델로 60분의 선행예측을 수행하기 위해 예측값을 반복 사용하는 재귀적 방식을 적용하였다. 심층신경망 예측모델의 성능 평가를 위해 2017년에 발생한 24개의 호우사례에 대해 선행 60분까지 강우예측을 수행하였다. 임계강우강도 0.1, 1, 5 mm/hr에서 평균절대오차와 임계성공지수를 산정하여 예측성능을 평가한 결과, 강우강도 임계 값 0.1, 1 mm/hr의 경우 MAE는 60분 선행예측까지, CSI는 선행예측 50분까지 참조 예측모델인 이류모델이 보다 우수한 성능을 보였다. 특히, 5 mm/hr 이하의 약한 강우에 대해서는 심층신경망 예측모델이 이류모델보다 대체적으로 좋은 성능을 보였지만, 5 mm/hr의 임계 값에 대한 평가결과 심층신경망 예측모델은 고강도의 뚜렷한 강수 특징을 예측하는 데 한계가 있었다. 심층신경망 예측모델은 예측시간이 길어질수록 공간 평활화되는 경향이 뚜렷해지며, 이로 인해 강우 예측의 정확도가 저하되었다. 이류모델은 뚜렷한 강수 특성을 보존하기 때문에 강한 강도 (> 5 mm/hr)에 대해 심층신경망 예측모델을 능가하지만, 강우 위치가 잘못 이동하는 경향이 있다. 본 연구결과는 이후 심층신경망을 이용한 레이더 강우 예측기술의 개발과 개선에 도움이 될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 또한, 본 연구에서 구축한 대용량 기상레이더 자료는 향후 후속연구에 활용될 수 있도록 개방형 저장소를 통해 제공될 예정이다.

키워드

레이더

강우예측

심층 합성곱 신경망

영상

딥러닝

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Publisher :KOREA WATER RESOURECES ASSOCIATION
Publisher(Ko) :한국수자원학회
Journal Title :Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
Journal Title(Ko) :한국수자원학회 논문집
Volume : 53
No :12
Pages :1159-1172
Received Date : 2020-10-21
Revised Date : 2020-11-06
Accepted Date : 2020-11-06
DOI :https://doi.org/10.3741/JKWRA.2020.53.12.1159

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