Aurora 1.5: Extending Open Foundation Models for Weather and Earth-System Applications

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Ignoring the advancements in Aurora 1.5 could lead to missed opportunities in enhancing product offerings with cutting-edge weather forecasting capabilities, ultimately resulting in a competitive disadvantage. PMs should prioritize integrating such open-source models into their strategies to leverage improved decision-making and operational efficiencies in climate-sensitive sectors.

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Aurora 1.5 adds 22 more variables, hourly temporal resolution, and probabilistic ensemble forecasting to the Aurora foundation model, making it more useful for real-world weather, climate, and energy applications. The post Aurora 1.5: Extending open foundation models for weather and Earth-system applications appeared first on Microsoft Research .