Spatial Profile & Loss Landscape
Live p5.js Engine
Overfitted (Degree 6, λ=0)
Regularized (L2 Ridge)
Radar Observations
Atmospheric Physics & ML Gradient Dynamics
During the Jan 2015 NYC Blizzard, a tight coastal mesoscale deformation band created a sharp 15+ inch snowfall gradient within 20 miles. High-capacity weather prediction models (unregularized polynomial/neural fits) overfit localized Doppler radar noise, producing wild oscillating predictions. L2 Ridge regularization (λ penalty) restricts weight magnitude, smoothing the fit into a physically plausible atmospheric boundary.
Storm Cross-Section Presets
0.050
6
0.010
1.2