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6 February 2026

An Evolutionary-Algorithm-Driven Efficient Temporal Convolutional Network for Radar Image Extrapolation

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School of Software Engineering, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China
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Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, China
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Automatic Software Generation & Intelligence Service Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu 610225, China
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College of Electronic Engineering, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China
This article belongs to the Special Issue Bio-Inspired Data-Driven Methods and Their Applications in Engineering Control, Optimization and AI

Abstract

Radar image extrapolation serves as a fundamental methodology in meteorological forecasting, facilitating precise short-term weather prediction through spatiotemporal sequence analysis. Conventional approaches remain constrained by progressive image degradation and artifacts, substantially limiting operational forecasting reliability. This research introduces E-HEOA—an enhanced deep learning architecture with integrated hyperparameter optimization. Our framework incorporates two fundamental innovations: (a) a hybrid metaheuristic optimizer merging a Gaussian-mutated ESOA and Cauchy-mutated HEOA for autonomous learning rate and dropout optimization and (b) embedded ConvLSTM2D modules for enhanced spatiotemporal feature preservation. Experimental validation on 170,000 radar echo samples demonstrates superior performance, demonstrating considerable enhancement in almost all aspects relative to the baseline model while establishing new state-of-the-art benchmarks in prediction fidelity, convergence efficiency, and structural similarity metrics.

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