Show HN: Day-ahead river discharge forecasting using USGS and ERA5 data

Category: other

Tags: river-discharge, time-series-forecasting, hydrology

Score: 5.7/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

This project provides a step-by-step tutorial for forecasting daily river discharge of the Mississippi River using open data from USGS and ERA5. It emphasizes methodological rigor such as preventing time leakage and feature engineering, making it a practical educational resource for hydrologists and data scientists. The incremental approach and integration of meteorological variables showcase a solid applied data science pipeline.

Target audience: data scientists, hydrologists, students

Repository: https://sentinel-forecasting.com/mississippi-tutorial/

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