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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">GEOSPATIAL COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAM</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; line-height:200%">SUBJECT:<a name="x_x__Hlk220919143"></a><span style="color:black">Pixel-wise Fog Forecasting Using HRRR and METAR Data over Texas:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center; line-height:200%"><span style="color:black">Spatiotemporal Deep Learning Framework</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">SPEAKER: Abdullah Bdeir</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">DATE: March 23, 2026</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ABSTRACT</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Fog is a hazardous weather phenomenon that significantly disrupts aviation, marine transportation, and roadway safety, particularly in coastal regions such as southern Texas. Accurate fog forecasting remains challenging
due to the complex atmospheric processes involved and the sparse distribution of surface observations. This dissertation proposes a pixel-wise fog forecasting framework that integrates meteorological variables from the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR)
numerical weather prediction model with surface observations from METAR stations derived from ASOS/AWOS networks.<br>
The proposed framework addresses the mismatch between point-based observations and grid-based numerical models by labeling HRRR grid cells using METAR-reported visibility conditions at station locations. To overcome the limited spatial coverage of observations,
a semi-supervised learning strategy is employed. METAR observations provide strong labels at station-overlapping grid cells, while heuristic fog classifications derived from HRRR atmospheric variables generate weak pseudo-labels across non-observed grid cells.
A weighted loss function combines both supervision sources, enabling machine learning models to learn spatially consistent fog patterns and generate continuous fog probability maps across the study domain. The research is organized into three objectives: (1)
evaluating HRRR visibility as a proxy for observed fog, (2) developing spatially explicit Deep learning models for pixel-wise fog prediction, and (3) comparing the proposed framework with operational forecasting systems such as HRRRv4 and HRRR-Cast, HREF and
SREF. The results aim to improve fog prediction skill and enhance early warning capabilities for transportation safety and emergency response.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<br>
Abdullah Bdeir<br>
Graduate Research Assistant<br>
iCore Lab<br>
Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science<br>
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi<br>
6300 Ocean Drive<br>
Corpus Christi, TX 78412<br>
<a href="mailto:abdeir@islander.tamucc.edu">abdeir@islander.tamucc.edu</a></p>
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