rainymotion#
Quick description#
rainymotion is a Python library for radar-based precipitation nowcasting based on optical flow techniques. The main idea is to provide a stack of open models which can serve as a transparent benchmark for further development of nowcasting techniques. An extensive verification study in Germany has shown that the rainymotion models based on Dense optical flow are at least equivalent if not superior to state-of-the-art operational nowcasting techniques.
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Code Repository#
Software Documentation#
License model#
MIT
Year of first release#
2018
Main programming language#
Python
Supported platforms#
Linux, Mac, Windows
Type of software#
API/Library
References#
Ayzel, G., Heistermann, M., Winterrath, T. (2018): Optical flow models as an open benchmark for radar-based precipitation nowcasting (rainymotion v0.1), manuscript submitted to Geoscientific Model Development.