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Research Article

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Volume 1 Issue 1 Year 2025

A Guideline of U-Net-Based Framework for Precipitation Estimates

Submitted
March 17, 2025
Published
2025-03-10

Abstract

Accurate precipitation estimation is crucial for hydrological and meteorological applications. IMERG-Late, a widely used global satellite-based precipitation product, exhibits biases in China due to complex topography and climate variability. This study proposes a U-Net-based deep learning framework for calibrating IMERG-Late precipitation estimates using CMPA as the ground truth. The model effectively learns spatial and temporal patterns to reduce systematic errors and improve precipitation consistency. Comparative experiments demonstrate that U-Net outperforms traditional interpolation, statistical correction, and other deep learning methods in enhancing precipitation accuracy. While the approach significantly improves satellite-based precipitation estimates, challenges such as computational costs and generalization in extreme weather events remain. Future work will explore hybrid deep learning-physical model approaches and Transformer-based architectures to further enhance precipitation calibration.