[Met_help] [rt.rap.ucar.edu #70812] History for MET-TC and GFS

[John Halley Gotway via RT]

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Hello,


I just stumbled upon MET, and it looks like quite the comprehensive package! I wish I would have found it sooner! I was wondering if you could assist me with its ability to analyze GFS TC precipitation forecasts. Has this been done? Is MET-TC compatible with GFS? I am going to install and see if I can make it work while waiting for your reply, but if this is a dead end, it would be nice to know. Thank you for your help!


Sincerely,

Tristan


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Subject: MET-TC and GFS
From: John Halley Gotway
Time: Tue Feb 24 13:09:14 2015

Hello Tristan,

MET-TC was first released with MET version 4.1 in May 2013.  The rest
of
the MET tools are used to verify gridded NWP data against gridded
observations/analyses or point observations.  MET-TC, however, is used
to
process track data in the ATCF file format.

MET-TC basically replicates and extends the functionality of the
National
Hurricane Center verification system.  It can be used with any data in
the
ATCF format.  We've used MET-TC to verify hurricane track data.  I've
also
helped someone from NCEP apply MET-TC to meso-cyclones.

But it all comes down to file format.  If you're able to run your
model
data through a tracker to generate ATCF data, then MET-TC will work
well
for you.

Hope that helps.

Thanks,
John Halley Gotway
met_help at ucar.edu

On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 12:49 PM, Hall, Tristan via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
wrote:

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> Tue Feb 24 12:49:14 2015: Request 70812 was acted upon.
> Transaction: Ticket created by tjh10c at my.fsu.edu
>        Queue: met_help
>      Subject: MET-TC and GFS
>        Owner: Nobody
>   Requestors: tjh10c at my.fsu.edu
>       Status: new
>  Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=70812 >
>
>
> Hello,
>
>
> I just stumbled upon MET, and it looks like quite the comprehensive
> package! I wish I would have found it sooner! I was wondering if you
could
> assist me with its ability to analyze GFS TC precipitation
forecasts. Has
> this been done? Is MET-TC compatible with GFS? I am going to install
and
> see if I can make it work while waiting for your reply, but if this
is a
> dead end, it would be nice to know. Thank you for your help!
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Tristan
>
>

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