Physics-Guided Dual Decoding and Spectral Supervision for Global 3D Hydrometeor Prediction

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.08563v1
• Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:38:37 GMT
• Title: Physics-Guided Dual Decoding and Spectral Supervision for Global 3D Hydrometeor Prediction
• Abstract summary: Three-dimensional hydrometeor forecasting is challenging due to the zero-inflated, long-tailed distributions of these variables.<n>We propose PredHydro-Net, a physics-guided dual-decoding framework that mitigates this smoothing.<n>By integrating wavelet-based frequency decoupling, spectral amplitude matching, and adversarial training, the model achieves a favorable trade-off between quantitative accuracy and spatial fidelity.
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• Abstract: While global data-driven models excel at predicting continuous atmospheric variables, three-dimensional hydrometeor forecasting remains challenging due to the zero-inflated, long-tailed distributions of these variables. Standard deep learning optimization often yields overly smooth forecasts, attenuating extreme events and spatial textures. We propose PredHydro-Net, a physics-guided dual-decoding framework that mitigates this smoothing. To resolve multi-variable optimization conflicts, it employs a decoupled architecture where macroscopic thermodynamic and dynamic fields unidirectionally modulate hydrometeor generation. By integrating wavelet-based frequency decoupling, spectral amplitude matching, and adversarial training, the model achieves a favorable trade-off between quantitative accuracy and spatial fidelity. In a 72-h global evaluation, PredHydro-Net outperforms both spatiotemporal deep learning baselines (Earthformer and PredRNNv2) and the operational Global Forecast System (GFS) in extreme-event detection and spectral representation. Furthermore, it demonstrates strong climatological consistency with Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite retrievals. The model reasonably reproduces the three-dimensional cloud structures in extreme weather events, such as Hurricane Ian. Feature attribution confirms its dependence on physical precursors such as relative humidity and wind convergence, offering a robust, physics-informed approach to long-tailed atmospheric prediction.

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