[Dart-dev] [5075] DART/trunk/observations: Fix a few typos, and then after looking at these files, add a bit
nancy at ucar.edu
nancy at ucar.edu
Fri Jul 15 13:54:31 MDT 2011
Revision: 5075
Author: nancy
Date: 2011-07-15 13:54:31 -0600 (Fri, 15 Jul 2011)
Log Message:
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Fix a few typos, and then after looking at these files, add a bit
more info and pointers to other related documents.
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DART/trunk/observations/MADIS/MADIS.html
DART/trunk/observations/observations.html
DART/trunk/observations/radar/radar.html
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Modified: DART/trunk/observations/MADIS/MADIS.html
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--- DART/trunk/observations/MADIS/MADIS.html 2011-07-15 17:06:58 UTC (rev 5074)
+++ DART/trunk/observations/MADIS/MADIS.html 2011-07-15 19:54:31 UTC (rev 5075)
@@ -98,6 +98,17 @@
<em class=file>obs_sequence_tool</em> utilities will be built.
</P>
<P>
+There are currently converters for these data types:</P>
+<TABLE border=0 cellpadding=3 summary="">
+<TBODY valign=top>
+<TR> <TD>convert_madis_acars.f90</TD><TD> ACARS aircraft T,U,V,Q data</TD>
+<TR> <TD>convert_madis_marine.f90</TD><TD> Marine surface data</TD>
+<TR> <TD>convert_madis_mesonet.f90</TD><TD> Mesonet surface data</TD>
+<TR> <TD>convert_madis_metar.f90</TD><TD> Metar data</TD>
+<TR> <TD>convert_madis_rawin.f90</TD><TD> Rawinsonde/Radiosonde data</TD>
+<TR> <TD>convert_madis_satwnd.f90</TD><TD> Satellite Wind data</TD>
+</TABLE>
+<P>
Example scripts for converting batches of these files are
in the <em class=file>shell_scripts</em> directory. Example
data files are in the <em class=file>data</em> directory.
Modified: DART/trunk/observations/observations.html
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--- DART/trunk/observations/observations.html 2011-07-15 17:06:58 UTC (rev 5074)
+++ DART/trunk/observations/observations.html 2011-07-15 19:54:31 UTC (rev 5075)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
We are currently leaning towards single-step conversions but either
approach can be used for new programs.
</P><P>
-In many cases, the original datasets are in a standard scientific
+Frequently the original datasets are in a standard scientific
format like netCDF, HDF, or BUFR, and library routines for those
formats can be used to read in the original observation data.
</P><P>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
</P>
<P>
-This directory is a work in progress. There are currently
+There are currently
some additional observation sources and types which we are in the process
of collecting information and conversion programs for and which will
eventually be added to this directory. In the meantime, if you have
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@
include NetCDF, HDF, little-r, text, Prepbufr,
amongst others.
</P>
+<P>
+See the <a href="#Programs">Programs</a> section below for a list of
+the current converter programs.
+</P>
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@@ -149,7 +153,8 @@
hour/min/seconds timestamp. There are routines in DART
to convert back and forth between the (day-number/seconds)
format and a variety of (year/month/day) calendars.
-See <a href="../time_manager/time_manager_mod.html#time_type">here</a>
+See <a href="../time_manager/time_manager_mod.html#time_type">the
+time manager documentation</a>
for more details on how DART stores time information and
the types of available calendars. Some climate models which do
long runs (100s or 1000s of years) use a modified calendar
@@ -168,10 +173,10 @@
<H4>Error</H4>
<P>
-Observation must specify an associated expected error.
-Each individual observation stores its own value,
-so it can be a constant value for all observations or it
-can vary by location, by height, by magnitude of the
+Observations must specify an associated expected error.
+Each individual observation stores its own error value,
+so it can be a constant value for all observations of that
+type or it can vary by location, by height, by magnitude of the
observed value, etc.
This value is the expected instrument error plus
the representativeness error of the model.
@@ -216,7 +221,8 @@
assimilated. It is important
to look at the output observation sequence files after an assimilation
to see how many observations were assimilated or rejected, and also at
-the RMSE versus the total spread.
+the RMSE (<a href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMSE">root mean squared error</a>)
+versus the total spread.
DART includes Matlab diagnostic routines
to create these types of plots.
The observation RMSE and total spread should be roughly
@@ -282,7 +288,26 @@
<P>
The DART/observations directory contains a variety of converter programs
to read various external formats and convert the observations into the
-format requried by DART. In addition this external program produces
+format required by DART.</P>
+
+<P>The current list of converters include:</P>
+<UL>
+<LI><a href="AIRS/AIRS.html">AIRS</a></LI>
+<LI><a href="GTSPP/GTSPP.html">GTSPP</a></LI>
+<LI><a href="MADIS/MADIS.html">MADIS</a></LI>
+<LI><a href="NCEP/prep_bufr/prep_bufr.html">NCEP (prepbufr->ascii)</a></LI>
+<LI><a href="NCEP/ascii_to_obs/create_real_obs.html">NCEP (ascii->obs_seq)</a></LI>
+<LI><a href="SSEC/SSEC.html">SSEC</a></LI>
+<LI><a href="WOD/WOD.html">WOD</a></LI>
+<LI><a href="gps/gps.html">GPS</a></LI>
+<LI><a href="quikscat/QuikSCAT.html">QuikSCAT</a></LI>
+<LI><a href="radar/radar.html">Radar</a></LI>
+<LI><a href="text/text_to_obs.html">Text</a></LI>
+<LI><a href="var/littler_tf_dart.html">Var (little-r)</a></LI>
+<LI><a href="var/rad_3dvar_to_dart.html">Var (radar)</a></LI>
+</UL>
+<P>
+In addition the following external program produces
DART observation sequence files:
</P>
<ul>
Modified: DART/trunk/observations/radar/radar.html
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--- DART/trunk/observations/radar/radar.html 2011-07-15 17:06:58 UTC (rev 5074)
+++ DART/trunk/observations/radar/radar.html 2011-07-15 19:54:31 UTC (rev 5075)
@@ -73,12 +73,30 @@
<H2>PROGRAMS</H2>
<P>
-<em class="code">create_radar_obs</em> generates one or more
+<em class="code">create_obs_radar_sequence</em> generates one or more
sets of synthetic radar observations. Change into the
<em class="code">work</em> subdirectory and run
<em class="code">quickbuild.csh</em> to build this program.
</P>
+<P>Many DART users working with radar observations are using
+the WRF Weather and Research Forecast model. See the
+<a href="../../models/wrf/regression/Radar/README">WRF tests directory</a>
+for pointers to data to run a radar test case.
+</P>
+<P>In addition to the programs available in the DART distribution,
+the following external program produces DART observation sequence files:
+</P>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="http://code.google.com/p/opaws/">
+ Observation Processing And Wind Synthesis (OPAWS)</a>:
+ OPAWS can process NCAR Dorade (sweep) and NCAR EOL Foray (netcdf) radar data.
+ It analyzes (grids) data in either two-dimensions (on the conical surface of
+ each sweep) or three-dimensions (Cartesian). Analyses are output in netcdf,
+ Vis5d, and/or DART (Data Assimilation Research Testbed) formats.
+</li>
+</ul>
+
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