DustNet - structured data and Python code to reproduce the model, statistical analysis and figures

Data and Python code used for AOD prediction with DustNet model - a Machine Learning/AI based forecasting. Model input data and code Processed MODIS AOD data (from Aqua and Terra) and selected ERA5 variables* ready to reproduce the DustNet model results or for similar forecasting with Machine Learning. These long-term daily timeseries (2003-2022) are provided as n-dimensional NumPy arrays. The Python code to handle the data and run the DustNet model** is included as Jupyter Notebook ‘DustNet_model_code.ipynb’. A subfolder with normalised and split data into training/validation/testing sets is also provided with Python code for two additional ML based models** used for comparison (U-NET and Conv2D). Pre-trained models are also archived here as TensorFlow files. Model output data and code This dataset was constructed by running the ‘DustNet_model_code.ipynb’ (see above). It consists of 1095 days of forecased AOD data (2020-2022) by CAMS, DustNet model, naïve prediction (persistence) and gridded climatology. The ground truth raw AOD data form MODIS is provided for comparison and statystical analysis of predictions. It is intended for a quick reproduction of figures and statystical analysis presented in DustNet introducing paper. *datasets are NumPy arrays (v1.23) created in Python v3.8.18. **all ML models were created with Keras in Python v3.10.10.