""" Cyclone Plotter: From TC-Pairs Output ===================================== model_applications/tc_and_extra_tc/Plotter_fcstGFS_obsGFS_ExtraTC.conf """ ############################################################################## # .. contents:: # :depth: 1 # :local: # :backlinks: none ############################################################################## # Scientific Objective # -------------------- # Provide visualization of storm tracks using output from the MET TC-Pairs tool. # The date and hour associated with each storm track indicates the first time # the storm was tracked in the model. ############################################################################## # Version Added # ------------- # # METplus version 3.0 ############################################################################## # Datasets # -------- # # # * Forecast dataset: ADeck modified-ATCF tropical cyclone data # * Observation dataset: BDeck modified-ATCF "best-track" tropical cyclone data # ############################################################################## # METplus Components # ------------------ # # This use case first runs TCPairs and then generates the storm track plot # for all storm tracks found in the .tcst output file created by the MET TC-Pairs tool. # ############################################################################## # METplus Workflow # ---------------- # # The following tools are used for each run time: # # TCPairs # # To generate TCPairs output, this example loops by initialization time for every 6 hour period that is available # in the data set for 20150301. The output is then used to generate the plot of all cyclone tracks. # ############################################################################## # 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 # with the -c option, i.e. -c parm/use_cases/model_applications/tc_and_extra_tc/Plotter_fcstGFS_obsGFS_ExtraTC.conf # # .. highlight:: bash # .. literalinclude:: ../../../../parm/use_cases/model_applications/tc_and_extra_tc/Plotter_fcstGFS_obsGFS_ExtraTC.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` # # .. note:: See the :ref:`TCPairs MET Configuration` section of the User's Guide for more information on the environment variables used in the file below: # # .. highlight:: bash # .. literalinclude:: ../../../../parm/met_config/TCPairsConfig_wrapped ############################################################################## # Running METplus # --------------- # # This use case can be run two ways: # # 1) Passing in Plotter_fcstGFS_obsGFS_ExtraTC.conf then a user-specific system configuration file:: # # run_metplus.py -c /path/to/METplus/parm/use_cases/model_applications/tc_and_extra_tc/Plotter_fcstGFS_obsGFS_ExtraTC.conf -c /path/to/user_system.conf # # 2) Modifying the configurations in parm/metplus_config, then passing in Plotter_fcstGFS_obsGFS_ExtraTC.conf:: # # run_metplus.py -c /path/to/METplus/parm/use_cases/model_applications/tc_and_extra_tc/Plotter_fcstGFS_obsGFS_ExtraTC.conf # # The former method is recommended. Whether you add them to a user-specific configuration file or modify the metplus_config files, the following variables must be set correctly: # # * **INPUT_BASE** - Path to directory where sample data tarballs are unpacked (See Datasets section to obtain tarballs). This is not required to run METplus, but it is required to run the examples in parm/use_cases # * **OUTPUT_BASE** - Path where METplus output will be written. This must be in a location where you have write permissions # * **MET_INSTALL_DIR** - Path to location where MET is installed locally # # Example User Configuration File:: # # [dir] # INPUT_BASE = /path/to/sample/input/data # OUTPUT_BASE = /path/to/output/dir # MET_INSTALL_DIR = /path/to/met-X.Y # # **NOTE:** All of these items must be found under the [dir] section. # ############################################################################## # Expected Output # --------------- # # A successful run will generate the following output to both the screen and to the logfile:: # # INFO: METplus has successfully finished running. # # Additionally, two output files are created. Refer to the value set for **OUTPUT_BASE** to find where the output data was generated. # TCPairs output for this use case will be found in tc_pairs/201503 (relative to **OUTPUT_BASE**) # and will contain files with the following format: # # * mlq2015030100.gfso.<*nnnn*>.tcst # # where *nnnn* is a zero-padded 4-digit number # # # A plot (in .png format) will be found in the cyclone directory (relative to **OUTPUT_BASE**) along with # a text file containing data corresponding to the plotted storm tracks: # # * 20150301.png # # * 20150301.txt ############################################################################## # Keywords # -------- # # .. note:: # # * TCPairsToolUseCase # * CyclonePlotterUseCase # * FeatureRelativeUseCase # * MediumRangeAppUseCase # * NOAAEMCOrgUseCase # * SBUOrgUseCase # * DTCOrgUseCase # * TropicalCycloneUseCase # # Navigate to the :ref:`quick-search` page to discover other similar use cases. # # # # sphinx_gallery_thumbnail_path = '_static/tc_and_extra_tc-Plotter_fcstGFS_obsGFS_ExtraTC.png' #