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Articles | Volume 17, issue 4
Articles | Volume 17, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-17-1061-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-17-1061-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 17, issue 4
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07 Aug 2026
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New insights into decadal climate variability in the North Atlantic revealed by data-driven dynamical models

Andrew J. Nicoll, Hannah M. Christensen, Chris Huntingford, and Doug Smith

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This paper presents data-driven equation discovery as a powerful scientific method to study climate variability, and thereby exemplifies how machine-learning methods do not only work as black boxes, but can also help us better understand complex Earth system dynamics.
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We use artificial intelligence to learn simple equations from historical climate data that describe how North Atlantic ocean temperature, air pressure and rainfall vary and influence each other over decades. Analysing the model's behaviour and equation terms, we find rainfall strongly feeds back on both the ocean and the atmosphere. These interactions are well captured by the models and allow rainfall to be predicted over the ocean, and nearby regions such as Europe over coming decades.
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