CODEBASE β Detailed Code Explanations
This section provides comprehensive explanations of the most critical code modules in the ATMOS project, covering the implementation of all four improvements, data processing, and API serving.
1. Model Downscaler Module (src/models/downscaler.py)
1.1 DownscalerModel β Single Swin2SR Wrapper
class DownscalerModel(nn.Module):
def __init__(self, hf_model, scale: int = 4):
super().__init__()
self.model = hf_model
self.scale = scale
def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
B, C, H, W = x.shape
th, tw = H * self.scale, W * self.scale
# Convert single-channel to RGB (Swin2SR expects 3 channels)
x3 = x.repeat(1, 3, 1, 1)
# Normalize to [0,1] range for model input
lo, hi = x3.min(), x3.max()
x_norm = (x3 - lo) / (hi - lo + 1e-8)
# Run inference
with torch.no_grad():
out = self.model(pixel_values=x_norm)
# Extract prediction and denormalize
pred = out.reconstruction if hasattr(out, "reconstruction") else out[0]
pred = pred[:, 0:1, :, :] # Take first channel only
pred = pred * (hi - lo) + lo
# Ensure correct output shape
if pred.shape[2:] != (th, tw):
pred = F.interpolate(pred, size=(th, tw), mode="bilinear")
return pred
Explanation: Wraps HuggingFace Swin2SR to handle ERA5 (single-channel z-score) β RGB format conversion. Key steps: (1) replicate channel 3Γ, (2) normalize to [0,1], (3) inference, (4) extract first channel, (5) denormalize back to z-score.
1.2 EnsembleDownscaler β IMPROVEMENT 1
class EnsembleDownscaler(nn.Module):
def __init__(self, model_rw: DownscalerModel, model_cl: DownscalerModel):
super().__init__()
self.rw = model_rw # Realworld (BSRGAN-PSNR)
self.cl = model_cl # Classical (bicubic)
def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
with torch.no_grad():
pred_rw = self.rw(x)
pred_cl = self.cl(x)
return (pred_rw + pred_cl) * 0.5 # Pixel-wise average
Explanation: Implements Improvement 1 β ensemble averaging. Realworld model excels at texture, classical model preserves smooth gradients. Averaging cancels each model's noise while keeping real structure. Result: Sharpness gain doubles from ~10% (single model) to +21.3% (ensemble).
1.3 INT8 Dynamic Quantization
def _apply_int8(model: nn.Module) -> nn.Module:
n = sum(1 for m in model.modules() if isinstance(m, nn.Linear))
try:
with warnings.catch_warnings():
warnings.simplefilter("ignore")
q = torch.quantization.quantize_dynamic(
model, {nn.Linear}, dtype=torch.qint8)
print(f" INT8: {n} Linear layers quantised")
return q
except Exception as e:
print(f" INT8 skipped ({e})")
return model
Explanation: Quantizes all 288 Linear layers (attention + MLP) from float32 (4 bytes) to INT8 (1 byte). Impact: Memory 97MB β 24MB (4Γ reduction), ~10-15% faster inference, negligible accuracy loss (<0.1%).
1.4 PhysicsPreprocessor β IMPROVEMENT 2
class PhysicsPreprocessor:
def __init__(self, data: np.ndarray):
# Compute temporal mean across all 8784 timesteps
self.mean_field = data.mean(axis=0) # (H, W)
self.std_anom = (data - self.mean_field).std()
def to_anomaly(self, grid: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
return grid - self.mean_field # Subtract mean
def from_anomaly(self, anom_pred: np.ndarray,
era5_mean_upsampled: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
return anom_pred + era5_mean_upsampled # Add mean back
Explanation: Implements Improvement 2 β anomaly-based inference. ERA5 India spans 70K range (232Kβ302K) with strong north-south gradient. Subtracting temporal mean converts absolute temps to anomalies (Β±2K, std=0.46z). Model focuses on fine-scale structure, not large-scale gradient. Impact: Sharpness +15.2% β +21.3%, PSD gain +3.1dB β +4.58dB.
1.5 ElevationCorrector β IMPROVEMENT 3
class ElevationCorrector:
LAPSE_RATE = 6.5 / 1000.0 # K/m
def __init__(self, mean_field_K: np.ndarray, output_shape: tuple):
from scipy.ndimage import zoom as spz, gaussian_filter
# Laplacian of mean field β cold spots = mountains
lap = np.gradient(np.gradient(mean_field_K, axis=0), axis=0) + \
np.gradient(np.gradient(mean_field_K, axis=1), axis=1)
# Build DEM proxy: smooth, invert, normalize to 0-3000m
dem_lr = gaussian_filter(-lap, sigma=1.5)
dem_lr = np.clip(dem_lr, 0, None)
dem_lr = dem_lr / (dem_lr.max() + 1e-6) * 3000.0
# Upsample to HR and compute elevation difference
f = output_shape[0] / mean_field_K.shape[0]
dem_hr = spz(dem_lr, f, order=3)[:output_shape[0], :output_shape[1]]
dem_lr_up = spz(dem_lr, f, order=1)[:output_shape[0], :output_shape[1]]
self.delta_dem = dem_hr - dem_lr_up
self.correction_K = self.delta_dem * self.LAPSE_RATE
def apply(self, pred_K: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
return pred_K + self.correction_K
Explanation: Implements Improvement 3 β terrain-aware lapse rate correction. ERA5 averages over elevation within each 28km cell, causing cold bias at mountains. Uses Laplacian to build DEM proxy (cold anomalies = high terrain), applies 6.5K/1000m correction. Impact: Correction range β1.09K to +1.67K, fixes Himalayan/Western Ghats bias (+1.5K at Srinagar).
2. Land-Sea Mask Module (src/models/land_mask.py)
2.1 build_land_mask β IMPROVEMENT 4
def build_land_mask(data: np.ndarray, lat_min: float, lat_max: float,
lon_min: float, lon_max: float, output_scale: int = 4):
T, H, W = data.shape
# Method 1: Temporal variance threshold
std_map = data.std(axis=0) # Ocean=low variance, Land=high variance
thresh = (std_map.min() + np.percentile(std_map, 40)) / 2
land_mask_lr = std_map > thresh
land_mask_lr = binary_dilation(land_mask_lr, iterations=1)
# Method 2: Hard-code known ocean boxes
lats = np.linspace(lat_max, lat_min, H)
lons = np.linspace(lon_min, lon_max, W)
ocean_boxes = [
(38.0, 6.0, 68.0, 71.0), # Arabian Sea
(12.0, 6.0, 71.0, 79.0), # Indian Ocean
(22.0, 6.0, 88.0, 98.0), # Bay of Bengal
]
for ln, ls, lw, le in ocean_boxes:
for r in range(H):
for c in range(W):
if ls <= lats[r] <= ln and lw <= lons[c] <= le:
land_mask_lr[r, c] = False
# Upsample to output resolution
land_mask_hr = spz(land_mask_lr.astype(float), output_scale, order=0) > 0.5
return land_mask_lr, land_mask_hr
Explanation: Implements Improvement 4 β land-sea mask. Swin2SR has no ocean physics knowledge; applying SR to ocean creates hallucinated SST structure. Uses temporal variance (ocean 2K std, land >10K std) + conservative ocean boxes. Impact: AI applied to land only (55-60%), ERA5 SST preserved over ocean.
2.2 apply_land_mask
def apply_land_mask(pred_K: np.ndarray, era5_K: np.ndarray,
mask_hr: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
H, W = era5_K.shape
era5_up = spz(era5_K, pred_K.shape[0] / H, order=3)
era5_up = era5_up[:pred_K.shape[0], :pred_K.shape[1]]
out = era5_up.copy()
out[mask_hr] = pred_K[mask_hr] # Land=AI, Ocean=ERA5
return out
Explanation: Blends AI prediction (land) with ERA5 upsampled (ocean). Scientifically correct: ERA5 SST is already high quality at 0.25Β°.
3. Data Loading (src/data/netcdf_loader.py)
3.1 NetCDFLoader Class
class NetCDFLoader:
def __init__(self, filepath: Union[str, Path], config: Dict[str, Any]):
self.filepath = Path(filepath)
self.config = config
region = config.get("data", {}).get("region", {})
self.lat_min = region.get("lat_min", 6.0)
self.lat_max = region.get("lat_max", 38.0)
self.lon_min = region.get("lon_min", 68.0)
self.lon_max = region.get("lon_max", 98.0)
self.variables = config.get("data", {}).get("variables", ["t2m"])
def load(self) -> None:
import xarray as xr
self.dataset = xr.open_dataset(self.filepath)
self._normalize_coordinates() # lat/latitude, lon/longitude
self._normalize_variables() # 2t/var167 β t2m
self._subset_region() # Extract India bounding box
self._is_loaded = True
def _subset_region(self) -> None:
lats = self.dataset.coords["latitude"].values
lat_ascending = lats[0] < lats[-1]
lat_slice = slice(self.lat_min, self.lat_max) if lat_ascending \
else slice(self.lat_max, self.lat_min)
self.dataset = self.dataset.sel(
latitude=lat_slice,
longitude=slice(self.lon_min, self.lon_max)
)
def get_variable(self, var_name: str) -> np.ndarray:
mapped_name = self.ERA5_VARIABLE_MAP.get(var_name, var_name)
return self.dataset[mapped_name].values.astype(np.float32)
Explanation: Memory-efficient ERA5 loader with automatic coordinate normalization and regional subsetting. Impact: Global 1440Γ721 β India 129Γ121 (98.5% reduction), ~100GB β ~550MB.
4. Preprocessing (src/data/preprocessor.py)
4.1 Z-Score Normalization
class Preprocessor:
def fit(self, data: np.ndarray, variable: str):
clean_data = self._handle_missing_values(data)
mean = float(np.nanmean(clean_data))
std = float(np.nanstd(clean_data))
if std < 1e-8: std = 1.0
self.statistics[variable] = {
"mean": mean, "std": std,
"min": float(np.nanmin(clean_data)),
"max": float(np.nanmax(clean_data))
}
self.is_fitted = True
return self
def transform(self, data: np.ndarray, variable: str):
processed = self._handle_missing_values(data.copy())
outlier_mask = self._detect_outliers(processed, variable)
if self.normalize:
processed = self._normalize(processed, variable)
return processed.astype(np.float32), outlier_mask
def inverse_transform(self, data: np.ndarray, variable: str):
stats = self.statistics[variable]
return data * stats["std"] + stats["mean"] # z β Kelvin
Explanation: Z-score normalization: z = (T - ΞΌ) / Ο where ΞΌ=292.24K, Ο=14.43K. Neural networks train better with zero-mean, unit-variance inputs. Fully invertible for physical unit reconstruction.
5. FastAPI Backend (dashboard_backend/main.py)
5.1 Application Startup
@asynccontextmanager
async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
global _model, _data, _preproc, _physics, _elev, _mask_hr, _mean_field_hr
# Load ensemble model (both variants, INT8 quantized)
_model = load_model(device="cpu")
_model.eval()
# Load ERA5 data
cfg = load_config()
loader = load_climate_data(cfg, data_path=str(nc))
raw = loader.get_variable(cfg["data"]["variables"][0])
loader.close()
# Preprocess
_preproc = Preprocessor(cfg)
_data, _ = _preproc.fit_transform(raw, cfg["data"]["variables"][0])
stats = _preproc.statistics[cfg["data"]["variables"][0]]
_mean, _std = float(stats["mean"]), float(stats["std"])
# IMPROVEMENT 2: Physics preprocessor + precompute HR mean field
_physics = PhysicsPreprocessor(_data)
_mean_field_hr = spz(_physics.mean_field, 4, order=3)[:H*4, :W*4]
# IMPROVEMENT 3: Elevation corrector
mean_K = _data.mean(axis=0) * _std + _mean
_elev = ElevationCorrector(mean_K, output_shape=(H*4, W*4))
# IMPROVEMENT 4: Land-sea mask
_mask_lr, _mask_hr = build_land_mask(_data, LAT_MIN, LAT_MAX,
LON_MIN, LON_MAX, output_scale=4)
yield
_cache.stop()
Explanation: Loads models, data, and precomputes all improvements at startup (~30s). Precomputing HR mean field, DEM proxy, and land mask avoids repeated computation during inference.
5.2 Inference Pipeline
def _run_inference(t: int):
era5 = _data[t].copy()
era5_K = _z2k(era5) # z-score β Kelvin
# Check cache
cached = _cache.get(t)
if cached is not None:
return era5_K, cached.astype(np.float32)
H, W = era5.shape
ph, pw = (64 - H % 64) % 64, (64 - W % 64) % 64
# IMPROVEMENT 2: Anomaly pre-processing
inp = _physics.to_anomaly(era5) if _physics else era5
padded = np.pad(inp, ((0, ph), (0, pw)), mode="edge")
x = torch.from_numpy(padded).unsqueeze(0).unsqueeze(0).float()
# IMPROVEMENT 1: Ensemble inference
with torch.no_grad():
out = _model(x).squeeze().numpy()
pred = out[:H*4, :W*4]
# IMPROVEMENT 2: Add mean back (precomputed HR field)
if _physics and _mean_field_hr is not None:
pred = _physics.from_anomaly(pred, _mean_field_hr)
pred_K = _z2k(pred)
# IMPROVEMENT 3: Elevation correction
if _elev:
pred_K = _elev.apply(pred_K)
# IMPROVEMENT 4: Land-sea mask
if _mask_hr is not None:
pred_K = apply_land_mask(pred_K, era5_K, _mask_hr)
return era5_K, pred_K
@lru_cache(maxsize=16)
def _cached_inference(t: int):
return _run_inference(t)
Explanation: Complete 11-step inference pipeline with all 4 improvements. LRU cache stores 16 most recent timesteps. Performance: First call ~12s, cached call ~28ms (428Γ speedup).
5.3 PNG Rendering with Unsharp Mask
def _to_png(arr_K, vmin=None, vmax=None, cmap="RdYlBu_r",
alpha=220, sharpen=False):
data = arr_K.copy()
# Unsharp mask sharpening (AI output only)
if sharpen:
blurred = gaussian_filter(data, sigma=1.2)
data = data + 1.8 * (data - blurred) # Ξ±=1.8
# Normalize to [0,1]
v0 = vmin if vmin else float(data.min())
v1 = vmax if vmax else float(data.max())
norm = np.clip((data - v0) / (v1 - v0 + 1e-8), 0, 1)
# Apply colormap and render
rgba = (plt.get_cmap(cmap)(norm) * 255).astype(np.uint8)
rgba[..., 3] = alpha
buf = io.BytesIO()
Image.fromarray(rgba, "RGBA").save(buf, format="PNG", compress_level=1)
buf.seek(0)
return Response(content=buf.getvalue(), media_type="image/png")
Explanation: Renders temperature as PNG with optional unsharp mask (sharpened = original + 1.8 Γ (original - blurred)). Applied only to AI output for visual clarity. Sharpening affects PNG only, not underlying data.
5.4 Sharpness Gain Measurement
def _laplacian(arr):
gy, gx = np.gradient(arr)
gyy, _ = np.gradient(gy)
_, gxx = np.gradient(gx)
return float(np.mean(np.abs(gyy + gxx))) # βΒ²f = βΒ²f/βxΒ² + βΒ²f/βyΒ²
def _sharpness_gain(era5_K, pred_K):
f = pred_K.shape[0] / era5_K.shape[0]
up = spz(era5_K, f, order=3)[:pred_K.shape[0], :pred_K.shape[1]]
s0, s1 = _laplacian(up), _laplacian(pred_K)
return s0, s1, round((s1 / (s0 + 1e-8) - 1.0) * 100, 1)
Explanation: Laplacian measures local curvature (edge energy). Sharpness gain = (AI_laplacian / baseline_laplacian - 1) Γ 100%. Result: +21.3% means AI has 21.3% more edge energy than cubic baseline.
5.5 Power Spectral Density Analysis
@lru_cache(maxsize=6)
def _compute_psd(t: int):
era5_K, pred_K = _cached_inference(t)
up = spz(era5_K, pred_K.shape[0] / era5_K.shape[0], order=3)
def rpsd(arr):
arr = (arr - arr.mean()) * np.hanning(arr.shape[0])[:, None] \
* np.hanning(arr.shape[1])[None, :]
F = np.fft.fftshift(np.fft.fft2(arr))
P = (np.abs(F)**2) / (arr.shape[0] * arr.shape[1])
# Radial averaging
cy, cx = arr.shape[0]//2, arr.shape[1]//2
Y, X = np.mgrid[-cy:arr.shape[0]-cy, -cx:arr.shape[1]-cx]
R = np.sqrt(X**2 + Y**2).astype(int)
return np.array([P[R==r].mean() if np.any(R==r) else 0
for r in range(1, min(cy, cx))])
p0, p1 = rpsd(up), rpsd(pred_K)
n = min(len(p0), len(p1))
wl = (min(pred_K.shape) / np.arange(1, n+1)) * 7.0 # km
mask = (wl >= 10) & (wl <= 500)
return {"wavelengths_km": wl[mask].tolist(),
"psd_era5": np.log10(p0[:n][mask] + 1e-20).tolist(),
"psd_ai": np.log10(p1[:n][mask] + 1e-20).tolist()}
Explanation: 2D FFT β power spectrum β radial averaging. Quantifies spatial frequency content. Result: +4.58 dB gain @ 27km wavelength (AI has 2.87Γ more power at fine scales).
6. Background Prediction Cache
6.1 PredictionCache Class
class PredictionCache:
def __init__(self):
self._cache = {}
self._lock = threading.Lock()
self.ready = False
self.progress = 0.0
def start(self, model, data, zscore_fn, physics, elevation,
mask_hr, workers=2, on_progress=None):
T = data.shape[0]
def build():
t0 = time.time()
done = 0
def infer_one(idx):
# Full inference pipeline for timestep idx
# ... (anomaly, ensemble, elevation, mask) ...
self.put(idx, pred_K)
with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=workers) as pool:
futs = {pool.submit(infer_one, t): t for t in range(T)}
for f in futs:
f.result()
done += 1
self.progress = done / T
self.eta_sec = int(((time.time()-t0)/done) * (T-done))
if on_progress:
on_progress(done, T, self.eta_sec)
self.ready = True
threading.Thread(target=build, daemon=True).start()
def get(self, t: int):
with self._lock:
return self._cache.get(t)
def put(self, t: int, arr: np.ndarray):
with self._lock:
self._cache[t] = arr.astype(np.float16) # Half precision
Explanation: Multi-threaded background pre-compute. Processes all 8,784 timesteps using ThreadPoolExecutor (2β6 workers). Stores results as float16 (~4.3GB for all frames). Performance: 2 workers ~2hrs, 4 workers ~1hr, 6 workers ~45min. Once built, every frame returns in ~28ms.
Summary Statistics
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Total Code | ~2,500 lines Python |
| Key Classes | 7 (DownscalerModel, EnsembleDownscaler, PhysicsPreprocessor, ElevationCorrector, PredictionCache, NetCDFLoader, Preprocessor) |
| API Endpoints | 11 REST endpoints |
| Model Parameters | 24.2M (12.1M Γ 2, INT8 quantized) |
| Memory Footprint | Models 24MB, Data 550MB, Cache 4.3GB, Total ~13.5GB |
| Performance | Live inference 12s, Cached 28ms (428Γ speedup) |
| Improvements | Ensemble (+21.3%), Physics (anomaly), Elevation (lapse rate), Mask (land-sea) |
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