Multi-Quantile Regression for Extreme Precipitation Downscaling

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• A novel deep learning architecture and loss function significantly improve extreme precipitation prediction for flood risk assessment, outperforming baselines by an order of magnitude. We demonstrate that the primary obstacle is the loss function, not the data: under intensity-weighted MAE, real and synthetic labels at the same input are simply averaged, meaning data augmentation shifts the predicted mean rather than the conditional distribution.problem 35%
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  A novel deep learning architecture and loss function significantly improve extreme precipitation prediction for flood risk assessment, outperforming baselines by an order of magnitude. We demonstrate that the primary obstacle is the loss function, not the data: under intensity-weighted MAE, real and synthetic labels at the same input are simply averaged, meaning data augmentation shifts the predicted mean rather than the conditional distribution.

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• Deep super-resolution networks for precipitation downscaling achieve strong bulk skill yet systematically under-predict the heavy-tail events that drive flood risk. We demonstrate that the primary obstacle is the loss function, not the data: under intensity-weighted MAE, real and synthetic labels at the same input are simply averaged, meaning data augmentation shifts the predicted mean rather than the conditional distribution.method 35%
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  Deep super-resolution networks for precipitation downscaling achieve strong bulk skill yet systematically under-predict the heavy-tail events that drive flood risk. We demonstrate that the primary obstacle is the loss function, not the data: under intensity-weighted MAE, real and synthetic labels at the same input are simply averaged, meaning data augmentation shifts the predicted mean rather than the conditional distribution.

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• ScienceToStartup currently rates this 7.0/10 on the public viability pass. Deep super-resolution networks for precipitation downscaling achieve strong bulk skill yet systematically under-predict the heavy-tail events that drive flood risk. Code availability is flagged in the production record; the public repository link still needs proof alignment.result 35%
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  ScienceToStartup currently rates this 7.0/10 on the public viability pass. Deep super-resolution networks for precipitation downscaling achieve strong bulk skill yet systematically under-predict the heavy-tail events that drive flood risk. Code availability is flagged in the production record; the public repository link still needs proof alignment.

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• AI for Climate Science moved forward this cycle; last verified May 2026. Public score 7.0/10. Production flags indicate code availability.why now 35%
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  AI for Climate Science moved forward this cycle; last verified May 2026. Public score 7.0/10. Production flags indicate code availability.

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A novel deep learning architecture and loss function significantly improve extreme precipitation prediction for flood risk assessment, outperforming baselines by an order of magnitude.