# A foundation model for the Earth system

*Source* · `src-bodnar-2025-aurora` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Peer-reviewed paper |
| authors | Cristian Bodnar, Wessel P. Bruinsma, Ana Lucic, et al., Paris Perdikaris |
| venue | Nature 641, 1180-1187 |
| date | 2025-05-21 |
| url | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09005-y |
| doi | 10.1038/s41586-025-09005-y |
| arxiv | 2405.13063 |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |

## Notes

Aurora, 1.3B parameters, pretrained on over one million hours of geophysical data; fine-tuned for air quality, ocean waves, cyclone tracks, 0.1 degree weather; about 100,000x faster than CAMS for air quality.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Machine-learned weather forecasting](../technique/ml-weather-models.md)

## Citation

Cristian Bodnar, Wessel P. Bruinsma, Ana Lucic, et al., Paris Perdikaris (2025-05-21). *A foundation model for the Earth system*. Nature 641, 1180-1187 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09005-y

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