As part of the various Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) activities within the Destination Earth (DestinE) initiative of the European Commission, the development of ML-based Earth system components plays a key role.
This video introduces the development of the ML-based sea ice component in DestinE. Leveraging the computing power of the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU), this ML component learns directly from decades of high-quality reanalysis data to model the evolution of sea ice and surface-ocean conditions.
The first results are promising: the AI sea ice model can accurately predict the evolution of sea ice cover while running significantly faster than traditional physics-based models. By providing fast and accurate sea ice forecasts, the model could ultimately support a better understanding of changing sea ice conditions and help adaptation efforts in a warming climate.
Destination Earth is a European Union funded initiative launched in 2022, with the aim to build a digital replica of the Earth system by 2030. The initiative is being jointly implemented by three entrusted entities: the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) responsible for the creation of the first two ‘digital twins’ and the ‘Digital Twin Engine’, the European Space Agency (ESA) responsible for building the ‘Core Service Platform’, and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), responsible for the creation of the ‘Data Lake’.
We acknowledge the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking for awarding this project strategic access to the EuroHPC supercomputers LUMI, hosted by CSC (Finland) and the LUMI consortium, Marenostrum5, hosted by BSC (Spain) Leonardo, hosted by Cineca (Italy) and MeluXina, hosted by LuxProvide (Luxembourg) through a EuroHPC Special Access call.
More information about Destination Earth is on the Destination Earth website and the EU Commission website.
For more information about ECMWF’s role visit ecmwf.int/DestinE
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