5.2. Model Applications
5.2.1. Air Quality and Composition
Data related to all areas of atmospheric composition, including ozone, smoke, dust, AOD and PM2.5
EnsembleStat: Using Python Embedding for Aerosol Optical Depth
5.2.2. Climate
Average long range earth system predictions
Grid-Stat: CESM and GFS Analysis CONUS Temp
MODE: CESM and GPCP Asian Monsoon Precipitation
5.2.3. Convection Allowing Models
High resolution model configurations (1-4km) usually producing forecasts between 0-3 days (also referred to as limited area models, stand-alone regional, and short range weather applications)
MODE: Brightness Temperature Verification
Grid-Stat: Brightness Temperature Distance Maps
MODE/Grid-Stat: Brightness Temperature Verification and Distance Maps
Point2Grid: Calculate Practically Perfect Probabilities
Ensemble-Stat: Ensemble Statistics using Obs Uncertainty
Grid-Stat: Surrogate Severe and Practically Perfect Evaluation
Grid-Stat: Surrogate Severe and Practically Perfect Probabilistic Evaluation
Surrogate Severe Calculation: PCPCombine, EnsembleStat, and RegridDataPlane
5.2.4. Data Assimilation
Observational data used as part of the initial conditions for numerical weather prediction
5.2.5. Marine and Cryosphere
Data related to verification involving marine and cryosphere systems, which includes sea-ice
GridStat: Python Embedding for sea surface salinity using level 3, 1 day composite obs
GridStat: Python Embedding to read and process ice cover
Grid-Stat and MODE: Sea Ice Validation
GridStat: Python Embedding for sea surface salinity using level 3, 8 day mean obs
GridStat: Python Embedding to read and process SST
PlotDataPlane: Python Embedding of tripolar coordinate file
GridStat: Python Embedding to read and process sea surface heights
5.2.6. Medium Range
Lower resolution model configuration (>4km) usually producing forecasts out to 7-14 days (also referred to as global models)
Multi_Tool: Feature Relative by Lead using Multiple User-Defined Fields
UserScript: Calculate the Difficulty Index
Multi_Tool (MTD): Feature Relative by Lead (with lead groupings)
Grid-Stat: Standard Verification of Surface Fields
Point-Stat: Standard Verification for CONUS Surface
Multi_Tool: Feature Relative by Lead (with lead groupings)
Multi_Tool: Feature Relative by Init
Grid-Stat: Compute Anomaly Correlation using Climatology
Point-Stat: Standard Verification of Global Upper Air
5.2.7. Precipitation
Any fields that can be defined as precipitation, including rain, snow, and other precipitation types
Grid-Stat: 6hr QPF in NetCDF format
Grid-Stat: 6hr PQPF Probability Verification
Point-Stat: Investigating Preciptitation Types
MTD: Build Revision Series to Evaluate Forecast Consistency
Grid-Stat: 6hr QPF in GEMPAK format
Grid-Stat: 24-hour QPF Use Case
Ensemble-Stat: Basic Post-Processing only
5.2.8. Subseasonal to Seasonal
Subseasonal-to-Seasonal model configurations; Lower resolution model configurations (>4km) usually producing forecasts out beyond 14 days and up 1 year
TCGen: Genesis Density Function (GDF) and Track Density Function (TDF)
UserScript: Make a Cross Spectra plot
UserScript: Make a Hovmoeller plot
UserScript: Make zonal and meridonial means
Blocking Calculation: ERA RegridDataPlane, PcpCombine, and Blocking python code
UserScript: Make OMI plot from calculated MJO indices
UserScript: Make a Phase Diagram plot from input RMM or OMI
WeatherRegime Calculation: ERA RegridDataPlane, PcpCombine, and WeatherRegime python code
UserScript: Make RMM plots from calculated MJO indices
WeatherRegime Calculation: GFS and ERA RegridDataPlane, PcpCombine, and WeatherRegime python code
UserScript: Make OMI plot from calculated MJO indices
Grid-Stat and Series-Analysis: BMKG APIK Seasonal Forecast
Blocking Calculation: GFS and ERA RegridDataPlane, PcpCombine, and Blocking python code
5.2.9. Space Weather
Upper atmosphere and geospace model configurations
Grid-Stat: Analysis validation
5.2.10. Tropical Cyclone and Extra Tropical Cyclone
Any field that is associated with Tropical Cyclone and Extra-tropical Cyclones
Track and Intensity Plotter: Generate mean, median and box plots
CyclonePlotter: Extra-TC Tracker and Plotting Capabilities
Grid-Stat: Verification of TC forecasts against merged TDR data
Point-Stat: Standard Verification for CONUS Surface
TCGen: 2021 Global Forecast System (GFS) Tropical Cyclone Genesis Forecast
Cyclone Plotter: From TC-Pairs Output
CycloneVerification: TC Verification Compare ADECK vs BDECK