Mathematics yields techniques for more accurate weather predictions

Weather forecasting is one of the most computationally challenging problems in science. Forecasts are produced by simulating a numerical model of the Earth’s weather patterns and then predicting its future behaviours. For such simulations to correctly reflect actual weather conditions with high accuracy, it is important to update the model with the latest satellite data. This is an extremely challenging problem, where billions of model components that can affect the weather are involved. Fortunately, there are advanced mathematical structures which can be used to simplify this task.