<br><br><br>Hello,<br><br><br>I have been using the Beta version of METv0.9 to
verify WRF-ARW model runs<br>(after having been processed by the WRF
postprocessor and put into<br>GRIB format) against PrepBufr obs. The tool
I've been using<br>is point_stat.<br><br>I was wondering if there was a way to
verify wind speed and direction <br>using MET if U and V are provided by the
model.<br><br>I have put these variables in succession in the .Config file to
get<br>vector statistics, as recommended by the online Users Guide.<br>I do
indeed get VL1L2 files, as described in the Users Guide.<br><br>However,
I noticed that the parameter provided in the VL1L2<br>file is 'Mean(uf ** 2 +
vf**2)'. What I want is 'Mean( (uf ** 2 + vf ** 2) ** 0.5)',<br>and I
don't believe these parameters are derivable from each other<br>(or any other
parameters provided). Is there another way to<br>get this
parameter?<br><br><br>The only way I know of that should work is to output WIND
and<br>WDIR from the WRF postprocessor; then these fields can<br>be verified
directly using MET. However, to do this would<br>require some code
changes to the WRF postprocessor.<br><br><br>Thanks for any help you can
provide.<br><br><br><br>Brian Gaudet<br>bjg20@psu.edu<br><br><br><br>
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