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+# SaliencyMap
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+CMIPS5 datasets need to download from NASA (https://registry.opendata.aws/nasanex/)
+To preprocess data, run preprocessdata.py
+To get results using comparison methods, run rivers.py
+To get results using the CNN methods, run train_cnn.py
+To plot figures, run plot_main_figures.ipynb