Robert Payne
Position
MSc Student (Adam Monahan)
Earth and Ocean Sciences
Contact
Credentials
BSc Hons (UVic)
Area of expertise
Machine learning; fire weather; climate statistics; seasonal forecasting; sea ice
Thesis topic:
Statistical downscaling of fire weather with generative neural networks
Publications:
- Payne, R., Martin, J., Monahan, A., & Sigmond, M. (2023). Seasonal Predictions of Regional and Pan-Antarctic Sea Ice With a Dynamical Forecast System. Atmosphere-Ocean, 61(4), 273–292. doi:10.1080/07055900.2023.2252387
Presentations:
- Payne, R., Martin, J., Monahan, A., & Sigmond, M., 2023. Seasonal Predictability of Antarctic Sea Ice with the Canadian Earth System Model version 5. CMOS-SCMO 2023 Joint Congress.
- Payne, R., Martin, J., Monahan, A., & Sigmond, M., 2022. Substantial Seasonal Forecasting Skill of Antarctic Sea Ice in a Dynamical Forecasting System. SCAR 2022.
- Payne, R., Martin, J., Monahan, A., & Sigmond, M., 2022. Seasonal Predictability of Regional and Pan-Antarctic Sea Ice Extent with the Canadian Seasonal to Interannual Prediction System V2. CMOS-SCMO 2022 Joint Congress.
Awards:
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2024 - University of Victoria Graduate Fellowship