""" CycloneVerification: TC Verification Compare ADECK vs BDECK =========================================================== model_applications/tc_and_extra_tc/TCPairs_TCStat_fcstADECK_obsBDECK_ATCF_BasicExample.conf """ ############################################################################## # .. contents:: # :depth: 1 # :local: # :backlinks: none ########################################### # Scientific Objective # -------------------- # # This use case run TC-Pairs to produce produce matched pairs of forecast model # output and an observation dataset. TC-Pairs produces matched pairs for position # errors, as well as wind, sea level pressure, and distance to land values for # each input dataset. Then TC-stat will filter TC-pairs output based on user criteria. ############################################################################## # Version Added # ------------- # # METplus version 4.1 ############################################################################## # Datasets # -------- # # | **Forecast:** Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting System (ATCF) Adeck # | /path/to/TCPairs_TCStat_fcstADECK_obsBDECK_ATCF_BasicExample/a{basin}{cyclone}{init?fmt=%Y}.dat # # | **Observation:** Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting System (ATCF) Bdeck # | /path/to/{TCPairs_TCStat_fcstADECK_obsBDECK_ATCF_BasicExample/b{basin}{cyclone}{init?fmt=%Y}.dat # # **Location:** All of the input data required for this use case can be # found in a sample data tarball. Each use case category will have # one or more sample data tarballs. It is only necessary to download # the tarball with the use case’s dataset and not the entire collection # of sample data. Click here to access the METplus releases page and download sample data # for the appropriate release: https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/releases # This tarball should be unpacked into the directory that you will # set the value of INPUT_BASE. See :ref:`running-metplus` section for more information. ############################################################################## # METplus Workflow # ---------------- # # **Beginning time (INIT_BEG):** 202108 # # The following tools are used for each run time: # # TCPairs # TCStat # # To generate TCPairs output, this example loops by initialization time for every 6 hour period that is available # in the data set between 2021082500 and 2021083000. Then TCStat filters the TCPairs output based on user criteria # (e.g. storm characteristics in this use case). ############################################################################## # METplus Components # ------------------ # # This use case first runs TC-Pairs to produce matched pairs of Adeck and Bdeck files. # The TC-Pairs output (tcst files) is then read by the TC-Stat tool to further filter the tcst files # as well as summarize the statistical information. ############################################################################## # METplus Workflow # ---------------- # # **Beginning time (INIT_BEG):** 202108 # # **End time (INIT_END):** None # # **Increment between beginning and end times (INIT_INCREMENT):** None # # **Sequence of forecast leads to process (LEAD_SEQ):** None # # This example does not loop in time, but rather relies on ranges of times passed to # TCPairs and TCStat to perform relevant tasks. # # TCPairs is the first tool called in this example. It processes the following # run times for each storm file (e.g. aal092021.dat, aal102021.dat) against the corresponding # Bdeck files (e.g. bal092021.dat, bal102021.dat): # # | **Init/Valid:** 2021082500 # | **End/Valid:** 2021083000 # # TC-Stat is the second (and final) tool called in this example. It processes the output # from TCPairs. In this example the TC-Stat filters the TC-Pairs output based on the # characteristics of the storm (HU, SD, SS, TS, TD). The output from the TC-Stat can be used to # aggregate verification statistics (e.g. Track, Intensity, MSLP, wind radii errors etc.). ############################################################################## # METplus Configuration # --------------------- # # METplus first loads all of the configuration files found in parm/metplus_config, # then it loads any configuration files passed to METplus via the command line, # i.e. /path/to/TCPairs_TCStat_fcstADECK_obsBDECK_ATCF_BasicExample.conf # # .. highlight:: bash # .. literalinclude:: ../../../../parm/use_cases/model_applications/tc_and_extra_tc/TCPairs_TCStat_fcstADECK_obsBDECK_ATCF_BasicExample.conf ############################################################################## # MET Configuration # ----------------- # # METplus sets environment variables based on user settings in the METplus configuration file. # See :ref:`How METplus controls MET config file settings` for more details. # # **YOU SHOULD NOT SET ANY OF THESE ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES YOURSELF! THEY WILL BE OVERWRITTEN BY METPLUS WHEN IT CALLS THE MET TOOLS!** # # If there is a setting in the MET configuration file that is currently not supported by METplus you'd like to control, please refer to: # :ref:`Overriding Unsupported MET config file settings` # # .. dropdown:: TCPairsConfig_wrapped # # .. literalinclude:: ../../../../parm/met_config/TCPairsConfig_wrapped # # .. dropdown:: TCStatConfig_wrapped # # .. literalinclude:: ../../../../parm/met_config/TCStatConfig_wrapped ############################################################################## # Python Embedding # ---------------- # # This use case does not use Python embedding. ############################################################################## # User Scripting # -------------- # # User Scripting is not used in this use case. ############################################################################## # Running METplus # --------------- # # Pass the use case configuration file to the run_metplus.py script along # with any user-specific system configuration files if desired:: # # run_metplus.py /path/to/TCPairs_TCStat_fcstADECK_obsBDECK_ATCF_BasicExample.conf /path/to/user_system.conf # # See :ref:`running-metplus` for more information. ############################################################################## # Expected Output # --------------- # # A successful run will output the following both to the screen and to the logfile:: # # INFO: METplus has successfully finished running. # # Refer to the value set for **OUTPUT_BASE** to find where the output data was generated. # Output for this use case will be found in tc_pairs/ tc_stat/ (relative to **OUTPUT_BASE**) # and will contain the following files: # # * tc_pairs/tc_pairs.al092021.tcst # * tc_pairs/tc_pairs.al102021.tcst # * tc_stat/tc_stat_summary.tcst # ############################################################################## # Keywords # -------- # # .. note:: # # * TCPairsToolUseCase # * TCStatToolUseCase # * TropicalCycloneUseCase # # Navigate to the :ref:`quick-search` page to discover other similar use cases. # # #