{"id":18105,"date":"2026-01-12T15:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/?page_id=18105"},"modified":"2026-05-25T10:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T02:20:49","slug":"enhancements-of-singapores-convective-rainfall-prediction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/research\/enhancements-of-singapores-convective-rainfall-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhancements of Singapore\u2019s Convective Rainfall Prediction (H2-P2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"c9bd25d6-8bc0-43e9-93fe-51488907a286\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/11\/c9bd25d6-8bc0-43e9-93fe-51488907a286.png\" alt=\"Enhancements of Singapore's Convective Rainfall Prediction h2-p2\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1435\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h1>Enhancements of Singapore&#8217;s Convective Rainfall Prediction<\/h1>\r\n<p>This project explores the application of advanced technologies and methodologies to boost the speed and accuracy at which PUB, Singapore&#8217;s National Water Agency, predicts heavy rainfall.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Research Goals<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1585\">Advance understanding of dynamic and thermodynamic processes that influence extreme convective storms in urban areas.<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1585\">Boost computational capabilities for high-resolution, convection-permitting simulations to support inland flood modelling.<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1585\">Leverage machine learning (ML) and weather generators to improve real-time forecasting of convective storms and rainfall extremes.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Why This Matters<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li data-start=\"2590\" data-end=\"2762\">Provides Singapore with high-resolution rainfall re-analysis products, merging all available data for improved accuracy and detail.<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"2590\" data-end=\"2762\">Enables the development of algorithms incorporating microwave links and CCTV footage into near real-time gridded rainfall products.<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"2590\" data-end=\"2762\">Generates insights on how climate change and urbanisation affect convective rainfall patterns, supporting policy and planning.<\/li>\r\n<li data-start=\"2590\" data-end=\"2762\">Refines hydrological models using physics-informed ML approaches for hyperlocal rainfall representation, enhancing flood response and management.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Latest Research Highlights<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>High-Resolution Rainfall and Storm Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Developed a 5-minute, high-resolution gauge-radar rainfall dataset combining radar coverage with in-situ accuracy for urban-scale storm analysis.<\/li>\r\n<li>Conducted a quantitative study showing that Singapore storms are typically localised and short-lived.<\/li>\r\n<li>Enhanced capabilities for detecting and forecasting convective storms, supporting national flood and coastal resilience efforts.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Meet the Team<\/h2>\r\n<p>Meet the team behind the <em>Enhancements of Singapore&#8217;s Convective Rainfall Prediction<\/em>\u00a0project.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Vladan Babovic\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/11\/Vladan-Babovic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"professor vladan babovic\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Principal Investigator (PI): <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Professor Vladan Babovic<\/strong><br \/>National University of Singapore <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Wenhao Fu (IHPC)\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/11\/Wenhao-Fu-IHPC-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"wenhao fu ihpc\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Scientist:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Wenhao Fu<\/strong><br \/>Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"simone-fatichi\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/11\/simone-fatichi-150x150.png\" alt=\"prof simone fatichi\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI): <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Professor Simone<br \/><\/strong><strong>Fatichi<br \/><\/strong>National University of Singapore <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Haoliang Du\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/11\/Haoliang-Du-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"du haoliang\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Student: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Du Haoliang<\/strong><br \/>National University of Singapore <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ronald Chan\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/11\/Ronald-Chan-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"dr ronald chan senior scientist a*star\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Senior Scientist: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Dr. Ronald Chan<\/strong><br \/>Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lim Chin Seng\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/11\/Lim-Chin-Seng-150x150.png\" alt=\"lim chin seng\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Student: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Lim Chin Seng<\/strong><br \/>National University of Singapore<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Qi Zhuang\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/11\/Qi-Zhuang-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"dr qi zhuang research fellow\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Research Fellow (RF): <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Dr. Qi Zhuang<\/strong><br \/>National University of Singapore<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"naila_matin\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/11\/naila_matin-150x150.png\" alt=\"naila matin\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Student: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Naila Matin<\/strong><br \/>National University of Singapore<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Kannan Sundaravadivelu (IHPC)\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/11\/Kannan-Sundaravadivelu-IHPC-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"kannan sundaravadivelu ihpc\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Scientist:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Kannan Sundaravadivelu<\/strong><br \/>Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chengcheng Xu\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/11\/Chengcheng-Xu-150x150.png\" alt=\"xu chengcheng\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Student: <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Xu Chengcheng<\/strong><br \/>National University of Singapore<\/p>\r\n<h2>More Projects from the H2 Domain<\/h2>\r\n<p>Discover research initiatives under the Monitoring, Prediction and Digitalisation of Coastal Environment domain that harness data and digital technologies to enhance Singapore&#8217;s resilience to sea-level rise, extreme weather, and coastal flooding.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/development-of-physics-informed-data-driven-storm-surge-and-wave-models\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"95529664-477c-4433-8dcd-35e64ffd399b\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/11\/95529664-477c-4433-8dcd-35e64ffd399b.png\" alt=\"Development of Physics-Informed Data-Driven Storm Surge and Wave Models\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1450\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><a title=\"Development of Physics-Informed Data-Driven Storm Surge and Wave Models\" href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/development-of-physics-informed-data-driven-storm-surge-and-wave-models\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Development of Physics-Informed Data-Driven Storm Surge and Wave Models <\/a><\/h3>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/network-of-experimental-catchments-for-understanding-runoff-formation-and-flood-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"7fd66d70-0bcb-4333-87ac-24dd16e865b6\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2025\/11\/7fd66d70-0bcb-4333-87ac-24dd16e865b6.png\" alt=\"Network of experimental catchments for understanding runoff formation and flood risk h2-p3\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1450\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3><a title=\"Network of Experimental Catchments for Understanding Runoff Formation and Flood Risk\" href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/network-of-experimental-catchments-for-understanding-runoff-formation-and-flood-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Network of Experimental Catchments for Understanding Runoff Formation and Flood Risk <\/a><\/h3>\r\n<p>Download CFI&#8217;s project booklet for more information on each project<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/10\/CFI-Singapore-Tranche1-and-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CFI Singapore Tranche 1 and 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>If you wish to reach out regarding a specific project, please email CFI Singapore at <a href=\"mailto:cfisg@nus.edu.sg\">cfisg@nus.edu.sg<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enhancements of Singapore&#8217;s Convective Rainfall Prediction This project explores the application of advanced technologies and methodologies to boost the speed and accuracy at which PUB, Singapore&#8217;s National Water Agency, predicts heavy rainfall. Research Goals Advance understanding of dynamic and thermodynamic processes that influence extreme convective storms in urban areas. Boost computational capabilities for high-resolution, convection-permitting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":335,"featured_media":0,"parent":15747,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18105","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/335"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18105"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18625,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18105\/revisions\/18625"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/cfisg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}