[Cosmic_announce] Updated New Inversion Software BUFR Test Files - Feedback Needed

[dhunt]

Hi Harold:  If I recall, the test data period was a recent one in which 
COSMIC was tracking well.  I don't think
I coordinated with weather centers about it--sorry for the oversight.  
We also scaled down the time of the test data set from 2 months to 15 
days so that our backup processing machine could hold it all at one time.

These new test files are run with the new software, but in a mode that 
gives data as close as we can manage to results from the old software.  
For example, the dynamic cut-off height based on 60-80km bending angle 
noise has been restored.

What you should see is statistics very close to those you are used to.

Thanks,

   Doug

On 1/18/16 8:31 AM, Harald Anlauf wrote:
> Hi Doug,
>
> did you coordinate the period of test data with anyone?
>
> Since this period in 2015 differs from the previous test data set,
> that implies additional work (at least to me) and also makes it
> difficult to compare to the previous set.
>
> Also, is there a description of what to expect from the new test files?
> Do they still "feature" the stronger smoothing leading to increased
> vertical correlations?
>
> Cheers,
> Harald
>
>
> On Friday 15 January 2016 10:58:54 dhunt wrote:
>> Dear Weather Center Users:
>>
>> Updated BUFR test files from our new inversion software for part of June
>> 2015 are
>> available for testing by weather centers on the CDAAC web
>> site:
>>
>> ftp://cdaac-www.cosmic.ucar.edu/newroam_BUFR_v2/
>>
>> These files use our new inversion software (newroam) but are designed
>> to have error characteristics that are even more similar to the existing
>> profiles
>> than the last set of test files.  Thus we do not anticipate any problems
>> when they
>> are assimilated by the weather centers.  We plan on upgrading our real
>> time data processing suite to use this new software soon, but we want
>> to give weather centers the opportunity to test these data first. We
>> would appreciate feedback from the Weather Centers as soon as
>> possible.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> The CDAAC Team.
>>
>> On 11/20/14 4:03 PM, Maggie Sleziak wrote:
>>> Dear Weather Center Users:
>>>
>>>
>>> BUFR test files from our new inversion software for May, June and July
>>> 2014 are available for testing by weather centers on the CDAAC web
>>> site:
>>>
>>> ftp://cdaac-www.cosmic.ucar.edu/newroam_BUFR/
>>>
>>>   These new files have similar error characteristics compared to
>>>
>>> existing bfrPrf files, so we do not anticipate any problems when they
>>> are assimilated by the weather centers.  We plan on upgrading our real
>>> time data processing suite to use this new software soon, but we want
>>> to give weather centers the opportunity to test these data first. We
>>> would appreciate feedback from the Weather Centers as soon as possible.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> The CDAAC Team.