[Met_help] [rt.rap.ucar.edu #85187] History for ref: Seasonal cyclone track errors - winter 2015
Julie Prestopnik via RT
met_help at ucar.edu
Tue May 22 13:56:20 MDT 2018
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Good morning,
I have been trying to regenerate the winter 2015 track
errors ( Jan.-Mar.) for the GF (similar to the output on the
following website: " Hhttp://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/
mmb/gplou/emchurr/verify/clim/p_err1_2015.png ". However, I believe
the ush "cyclone_plotter_wrapper.py"; or, " tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py"
( which I do not have the ability to execute at this time) is needed in
order
to make a comparison with the the Seasonal graphic. What additional codes
does tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py and "cyclone_plotter_wrapper.py required
in order to execute these codes?
I have been able to create a "TK_ERR_boxplot" which contains
the extratropical cyclones during the 3 months for forecast hours
12hr 24hr 36hr...120hr (see attachment).
For example: winter season of 2015 (Jan. Feb. Mar.) GFS model only
(see attachment " TK_ERR_boxplot.doc "
My understanding is that a "single" track error value (average/mean)
based upon all the extratropical storms( during the 3 months period) for a
given forecast hour is(12hr; 36hr; 488hr; 60hr...12ohr) are plotted.
Just a couple of quick questions (parameters in metplus_final.conf)
1. INIT_TIME_FMT ( what does FMT stands for?)
Is the above parameter the same as INIT_BEG?
ie: INIT_TIME_FMT = 20150101
INIT_BEG = 20150101
2. NO_EE = No what EE? what if the ans is Yes
3. NO_LOG = No
I'm thinking that NO_LOG = No This means do not print out a log
Yet, I am writing to a log file???
4. SAVE = No This seems to be saying not to save the data (input/output)
However, I am saving output data; as well as,
input data.
But, am I saving all the data output?
In other conf files, I notices parameters which has "= No" or "= Yes".
Does No means "do not activate / don't used / don't print"; while,
Yes means "activate/use/print
5. produtil.setup.setup(send_dbn=False, jobname='run_to_pairs')
send_dbn=False means output is not sent to production --> however, is the
ush ( tc_pairs_wrapper.py ) executed. If executed, will the
output
file be written to a directory?
=True the output is sent to production and written to an
output directory
Does send_dbn means sending the output file to "Production"; or, does it
just mean writing the file to an output directory.
Thanks,
Steve
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Subject: ref: Seasonal cyclone track errors - winter 2015
From: Julie Prestopnik
Time: Thu May 17 14:03:40 2018
Hi Steve.
Thank you for writing to met_help. Minna is likely the best person to
respond to these questions, however, she is currently out of the
office. I
will do my best to answer your questions, with some help from others
on the
MET+ team.
What additional codes does tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py and
> cyclone_plotter_wrapper.py required in order to execute these codes?
>
I believe that R is required to run this code. However, I am not 100%
positive that is the only requirement. I'll ask Minna to jump in here
when
she gets back. If you'd like, I can try to help you locate a version
of R
on whatever system you're running on if I have access to that system
(theia, tide/luna, someplace else). However, R may not be available
on all
systems.
1. INIT_TIME_FMT ( what does FMT stands for?)
> Is the above parameter the same as INIT_BEG?
> ie: INIT_TIME_FMT = 20150101
> INIT_BEG = 20150101
>
I believe that INIT_TIME_FMT is the format for the initialization
time. So
for example, if giving the initialization time as the year, month, and
day
(e.g. 20150101), you would set:
INIT_TIME_FMT = %Y%m%d
If giving the initialization time as the year, month, day, and hour
(e.g.
2015010112), you would set:
INIT_TIME_FMT = %Y%m%d%H
However, just because it is in metplus_final.conf does not necessarily
mean
it is applicable to the case that you are running. Minna could also
better
answer if it is applicable in this case.
2. NO_EE = No what EE? what if the ans is Yes
>
NO_EE is used to disable event equalization in the plot_tcmpr.R
script,
tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py. I believe with having it set to "NO" uses
event
equalization since saying YES, it seems, would disable event
equalization.
3. NO_LOG = No
> I'm thinking that NO_LOG = No This means do not print out
a log
> Yet, I am writing to a log file???
>
This is used to set the flag for the plot_tcmpr.R script,
tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py. It is used to disable log file generation.
It is
NOT used by and has no bearing on METplus logging.
If it is not behaving as expected, with respect to the plot_tcmpr.R
script,
then there may be a bug.
4. SAVE = No This seems to be saying not to save the data
(input/output)
> However, I am saving output data; as well
as,
> input data.
> But, am I saving all the data output?
>
Looking in plot_tcmpr.R this is used to save images. I believe
setting it
to yes would save off images.
In other conf files, I notices parameters which has "= No" or "= Yes".
> Does No means "do not activate / don't used / don't print"; while,
> Yes means "activate/use/print
>
I don't want to speak in general terms. I would say it depends. You
can
see that with NO_EE, which is used to disable event equalization, if
is set
to yes, it seems it would disable event equalization. Please keep
your
questions coming about specific fields and we'll be happy to help with
those.
5. produtil.setup.setup(send_dbn=False, jobname='run_to_pairs')
>
> send_dbn=False means output is not sent to production --> however,
is the
> ush ( tc_pairs_wrapper.py ) executed. If executed, will
the
> output
> file be written to a directory?
>
> =True the output is sent to production and written to
an
> output directory
>
>
> Does send_dbn means sending the output file to "Production"; or,
does it
> just mean writing the file to an output directory.
>
>
>From another MET+ developer who is familiar with produtil:
send_dbn=False, This is not used by METplus at all. It is only being
passed as an argument and set to False in order to suppress some
messages
that may confuse a METplus user. It is part of the EMC produtil
package
that we use in METplus.
For example, If we did this
produtil.setup.setup(jobname='run_to_pairs'),
METplus would behave the same ... except you would see this output
....
05/17 13:18:33.019 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:167) WARNING: RUN_ENVIR is
unset. Disabling DBN alerts.
05/17 13:18:33.019 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:167) WARNING: RUN_ENVIR is
unset. Disabling DBN alerts.
05/17 13:18:33.020 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:186) WARNING: DBNROOT is
unset.
Disabling DBN alerts.
05/17 13:18:33.020 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:186) WARNING: DBNROOT is
unset.
Disabling DBN alerts.
DBNet is software used by NCO to disseminate products operationally
from
WCOSS.
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/Implementation%20Standards%20v10.0.pdf
METplus does not use DBNet messaging. send_dbn should always be set
to
False
My apologies in the delay in getting back to you. I hope we have been
able
to answer most of your questions thoroughly. Please follow up with
any
additional questions.
Julie
On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 6:05 AM, Steven Lilly - NOAA Federal via RT <
met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> Thu May 17 06:05:54 2018: Request 85187 was acted upon.
> Transaction: Ticket created by steven.lilly at noaa.gov
> Queue: met_help
> Subject: ref: Seasonal cyclone track errors - winter 2015
> Owner: Nobody
> Requestors: steven.lilly at noaa.gov
> Status: new
> Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=85187 >
>
>
> Good morning,
>
>
> I have been trying to regenerate the winter 2015 track
> errors ( Jan.-Mar.) for the GF (similar to the output on the
> following website: " Hhttp://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/
> mmb/gplou/emchurr/verify/clim/p_err1_2015.png ". However, I believe
> the ush "cyclone_plotter_wrapper.py"; or, "
tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py"
> ( which I do not have the ability to execute at this time) is
needed in
> order
> to make a comparison with the the Seasonal graphic. What additional
codes
> does tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py and "cyclone_plotter_wrapper.py
required
> in order to execute these codes?
>
> I have been able to create a "TK_ERR_boxplot" which contains
> the extratropical cyclones during the 3 months for forecast hours
> 12hr 24hr 36hr...120hr (see attachment).
>
> For example: winter season of 2015 (Jan. Feb. Mar.) GFS model only
> (see attachment " TK_ERR_boxplot.doc "
>
> My understanding is that a "single" track error value (average/mean)
> based upon all the extratropical storms( during the 3 months
period) for a
> given forecast hour is(12hr; 36hr; 488hr; 60hr...12ohr) are plotted.
>
> Just a couple of quick questions (parameters in metplus_final.conf)
>
> 1. INIT_TIME_FMT ( what does FMT stands for?)
> Is the above parameter the same as INIT_BEG?
> ie: INIT_TIME_FMT = 20150101
> INIT_BEG = 20150101
>
> 2. NO_EE = No what EE? what if the ans is Yes
>
> 3. NO_LOG = No
> I'm thinking that NO_LOG = No This means do not print out
a log
> Yet, I am writing to a log file???
>
> 4. SAVE = No This seems to be saying not to save the data
(input/output)
> However, I am saving output data; as well
as,
> input data.
> But, am I saving all the data output?
>
>
> In other conf files, I notices parameters which has "= No" or "=
Yes".
> Does No means "do not activate / don't used / don't print"; while,
> Yes means "activate/use/print
>
>
> 5. produtil.setup.setup(send_dbn=False, jobname='run_to_pairs')
>
> send_dbn=False means output is not sent to production --> however,
is the
> ush ( tc_pairs_wrapper.py ) executed. If executed, will
the
> output
> file be written to a directory?
>
> =True the output is sent to production and written to
an
> output directory
>
>
> Does send_dbn means sending the output file to "Production"; or,
does it
> just mean writing the file to an output directory.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>
>
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Subject: ref: Seasonal cyclone track errors - winter 2015
From: Steven Lilly - NOAA Federal
Time: Fri May 18 06:24:03 2018
Good morning Julie,
I would greatly appreciate if you could help me find "R" (as well as
any
other codes or
conf files that are needed) on Theia. By the way, what does "R"
stands for?
Have a Great weekend,
Steve
On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 8:03 PM, Julie Prestopnik via RT
<met_help at ucar.edu>
wrote:
> Hi Steve.
>
> Thank you for writing to met_help. Minna is likely the best person
to
> respond to these questions, however, she is currently out of the
office. I
> will do my best to answer your questions, with some help from others
on the
> MET+ team.
>
> What additional codes does tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py and
> > cyclone_plotter_wrapper.py required in order to execute these
codes?
> >
>
> I believe that R is required to run this code. However, I am not
100%
> positive that is the only requirement. I'll ask Minna to jump in
here when
> she gets back. If you'd like, I can try to help you locate a
version of R
> on whatever system you're running on if I have access to that system
> (theia, tide/luna, someplace else). However, R may not be available
on all
> systems.
>
> 1. INIT_TIME_FMT ( what does FMT stands for?)
> > Is the above parameter the same as INIT_BEG?
> > ie: INIT_TIME_FMT = 20150101
> > INIT_BEG = 20150101
> >
>
> I believe that INIT_TIME_FMT is the format for the initialization
time. So
> for example, if giving the initialization time as the year, month,
and day
> (e.g. 20150101), you would set:
> INIT_TIME_FMT = %Y%m%d
> If giving the initialization time as the year, month, day, and hour
(e.g.
> 2015010112), you would set:
> INIT_TIME_FMT = %Y%m%d%H
>
> However, just because it is in metplus_final.conf does not
necessarily mean
> it is applicable to the case that you are running. Minna could also
better
> answer if it is applicable in this case.
>
> 2. NO_EE = No what EE? what if the ans is Yes
> >
>
> NO_EE is used to disable event equalization in the plot_tcmpr.R
script,
> tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py. I believe with having it set to "NO" uses
event
> equalization since saying YES, it seems, would disable event
equalization.
>
> 3. NO_LOG = No
> > I'm thinking that NO_LOG = No This means do not print
out a log
> > Yet, I am writing to a log file???
> >
>
> This is used to set the flag for the plot_tcmpr.R script,
> tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py. It is used to disable log file generation.
It is
> NOT used by and has no bearing on METplus logging.
>
> If it is not behaving as expected, with respect to the plot_tcmpr.R
script,
> then there may be a bug.
>
> 4. SAVE = No This seems to be saying not to save the data
(input/output)
> > However, I am saving output data; as well
as,
> > input data.
> > But, am I saving all the data output?
> >
>
> Looking in plot_tcmpr.R this is used to save images. I believe
setting it
> to yes would save off images.
>
> In other conf files, I notices parameters which has "= No" or "=
Yes".
> > Does No means "do not activate / don't used / don't print";
while,
> > Yes means "activate/use/print
> >
>
> I don't want to speak in general terms. I would say it depends.
You can
> see that with NO_EE, which is used to disable event equalization, if
is set
> to yes, it seems it would disable event equalization. Please keep
your
> questions coming about specific fields and we'll be happy to help
with
> those.
>
> 5. produtil.setup.setup(send_dbn=False, jobname='run_to_pairs')
> >
> > send_dbn=False means output is not sent to production --> however,
is the
> > ush ( tc_pairs_wrapper.py ) executed. If executed,
will the
> > output
> > file be written to a directory?
> >
> > =True the output is sent to production and written to
an
> > output directory
> >
> >
> > Does send_dbn means sending the output file to "Production"; or,
does it
> > just mean writing the file to an output directory.
> >
> >
> From another MET+ developer who is familiar with produtil:
>
> send_dbn=False, This is not used by METplus at all. It is only
being
> passed as an argument and set to False in order to suppress some
messages
> that may confuse a METplus user. It is part of the EMC produtil
package
> that we use in METplus.
>
> For example, If we did this
produtil.setup.setup(jobname='run_to_pairs'),
> METplus would behave the same ... except you would see this output
....
>
> 05/17 13:18:33.019 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:167) WARNING: RUN_ENVIR is
> unset. Disabling DBN alerts.
> 05/17 13:18:33.019 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:167) WARNING: RUN_ENVIR is
> unset. Disabling DBN alerts.
> 05/17 13:18:33.020 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:186) WARNING: DBNROOT is
unset.
> Disabling DBN alerts.
> 05/17 13:18:33.020 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:186) WARNING: DBNROOT is
unset.
> Disabling DBN alerts.
>
> DBNet is software used by NCO to disseminate products operationally
from
> WCOSS.
> http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/Implementation%
> 20Standards%20v10.0.pdf
>
> METplus does not use DBNet messaging. send_dbn should always be set
to
> False
>
>
> My apologies in the delay in getting back to you. I hope we have
been able
> to answer most of your questions thoroughly. Please follow up with
any
> additional questions.
>
> Julie
>
> On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 6:05 AM, Steven Lilly - NOAA Federal via RT
<
> met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> >
> > Thu May 17 06:05:54 2018: Request 85187 was acted upon.
> > Transaction: Ticket created by steven.lilly at noaa.gov
> > Queue: met_help
> > Subject: ref: Seasonal cyclone track errors - winter 2015
> > Owner: Nobody
> > Requestors: steven.lilly at noaa.gov
> > Status: new
> > Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=85187 >
> >
> >
> > Good morning,
> >
> >
> > I have been trying to regenerate the winter 2015 track
> > errors ( Jan.-Mar.) for the GF (similar to the output on the
> > following website: " Hhttp://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/
> > mmb/gplou/emchurr/verify/clim/p_err1_2015.png ". However, I
believe
> > the ush "cyclone_plotter_wrapper.py"; or, "
tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py"
> > ( which I do not have the ability to execute at this time) is
needed in
> > order
> > to make a comparison with the the Seasonal graphic. What
additional
> codes
> > does tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py and "cyclone_plotter_wrapper.py
required
> > in order to execute these codes?
> >
> > I have been able to create a "TK_ERR_boxplot" which contains
> > the extratropical cyclones during the 3 months for forecast hours
> > 12hr 24hr 36hr...120hr (see attachment).
> >
> > For example: winter season of 2015 (Jan. Feb. Mar.) GFS model only
> > (see attachment " TK_ERR_boxplot.doc "
> >
> > My understanding is that a "single" track error value
(average/mean)
> > based upon all the extratropical storms( during the 3 months
period)
> for a
> > given forecast hour is(12hr; 36hr; 488hr; 60hr...12ohr) are
plotted.
> >
> > Just a couple of quick questions (parameters in
metplus_final.conf)
> >
> > 1. INIT_TIME_FMT ( what does FMT stands for?)
> > Is the above parameter the same as INIT_BEG?
> > ie: INIT_TIME_FMT = 20150101
> > INIT_BEG = 20150101
> >
> > 2. NO_EE = No what EE? what if the ans is Yes
> >
> > 3. NO_LOG = No
> > I'm thinking that NO_LOG = No This means do not print
out a log
> > Yet, I am writing to a log file???
> >
> > 4. SAVE = No This seems to be saying not to save the data
> (input/output)
> > However, I am saving output data; as well
as,
> > input data.
> > But, am I saving all the data output?
> >
> >
> > In other conf files, I notices parameters which has "= No" or "=
Yes".
> > Does No means "do not activate / don't used / don't print";
while,
> > Yes means "activate/use/print
> >
> >
> > 5. produtil.setup.setup(send_dbn=False, jobname='run_to_pairs')
> >
> > send_dbn=False means output is not sent to production --> however,
is the
> > ush ( tc_pairs_wrapper.py ) executed. If executed,
will the
> > output
> > file be written to a directory?
> >
> > =True the output is sent to production and written to
an
> > output directory
> >
> >
> > Does send_dbn means sending the output file to "Production"; or,
does it
> > just mean writing the file to an output directory.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Steve
> >
> >
>
>
------------------------------------------------
Subject: ref: Seasonal cyclone track errors - winter 2015
From: John Halley Gotway
Time: Fri May 18 09:37:54 2018
Hi Steve,
This is John Halley Gotway. I work with Julie on met-help support.
On theia, you can access R by loading the module. Looks like it also
depends on the intel compiler, so please run:
module load intel R
That loads the intel module followed by the module for R.
R is an open-source statistical computing scripting language...
somewhat
similar to IDL an SAS, but open source and free. The METViewer
database
and display system uses R to aggregate the output of MET over multiple
cases and make plots. In MET+, we also use R to plot tropical cyclone
error statistics. Here's the R homepage:
https://www.r-project.org/
If we were re-doing METViewer from scratch, we might choose Python
instead
of R as the plotting engine, but we've been using R for a long time
and it
works pretty well.
Hope this helps clarify.
Thanks,
John
On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 6:24 AM, Steven Lilly - NOAA Federal via RT <
met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=85187 >
>
> Good morning Julie,
>
> I would greatly appreciate if you could help me find "R" (as well as
any
> other codes or
> conf files that are needed) on Theia. By the way, what does "R"
stands
> for?
>
> Have a Great weekend,
> Steve
>
> On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 8:03 PM, Julie Prestopnik via RT <
> met_help at ucar.edu>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Steve.
> >
> > Thank you for writing to met_help. Minna is likely the best
person to
> > respond to these questions, however, she is currently out of the
> office. I
> > will do my best to answer your questions, with some help from
others on
> the
> > MET+ team.
> >
> > What additional codes does tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py and
> > > cyclone_plotter_wrapper.py required in order to execute these
codes?
> > >
> >
> > I believe that R is required to run this code. However, I am not
100%
> > positive that is the only requirement. I'll ask Minna to jump in
here
> when
> > she gets back. If you'd like, I can try to help you locate a
version of
> R
> > on whatever system you're running on if I have access to that
system
> > (theia, tide/luna, someplace else). However, R may not be
available on
> all
> > systems.
> >
> > 1. INIT_TIME_FMT ( what does FMT stands for?)
> > > Is the above parameter the same as INIT_BEG?
> > > ie: INIT_TIME_FMT = 20150101
> > > INIT_BEG = 20150101
> > >
> >
> > I believe that INIT_TIME_FMT is the format for the initialization
time.
> So
> > for example, if giving the initialization time as the year, month,
and
> day
> > (e.g. 20150101), you would set:
> > INIT_TIME_FMT = %Y%m%d
> > If giving the initialization time as the year, month, day, and
hour (e.g.
> > 2015010112), you would set:
> > INIT_TIME_FMT = %Y%m%d%H
> >
> > However, just because it is in metplus_final.conf does not
necessarily
> mean
> > it is applicable to the case that you are running. Minna could
also
> better
> > answer if it is applicable in this case.
> >
> > 2. NO_EE = No what EE? what if the ans is Yes
> > >
> >
> > NO_EE is used to disable event equalization in the plot_tcmpr.R
script,
> > tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py. I believe with having it set to "NO"
uses
> event
> > equalization since saying YES, it seems, would disable event
> equalization.
> >
> > 3. NO_LOG = No
> > > I'm thinking that NO_LOG = No This means do not print
out a
> log
> > > Yet, I am writing to a log file???
> > >
> >
> > This is used to set the flag for the plot_tcmpr.R script,
> > tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py. It is used to disable log file
generation. It
> is
> > NOT used by and has no bearing on METplus logging.
> >
> > If it is not behaving as expected, with respect to the
plot_tcmpr.R
> script,
> > then there may be a bug.
> >
> > 4. SAVE = No This seems to be saying not to save the data
> (input/output)
> > > However, I am saving output data; as
well as,
> > > input data.
> > > But, am I saving all the data output?
> > >
> >
> > Looking in plot_tcmpr.R this is used to save images. I believe
setting
> it
> > to yes would save off images.
> >
> > In other conf files, I notices parameters which has "= No" or "=
Yes".
> > > Does No means "do not activate / don't used / don't print";
while,
> > > Yes means "activate/use/print
> > >
> >
> > I don't want to speak in general terms. I would say it depends.
You can
> > see that with NO_EE, which is used to disable event equalization,
if is
> set
> > to yes, it seems it would disable event equalization. Please keep
your
> > questions coming about specific fields and we'll be happy to help
with
> > those.
> >
> > 5. produtil.setup.setup(send_dbn=False, jobname='run_to_pairs')
> > >
> > > send_dbn=False means output is not sent to production -->
however, is
> the
> > > ush ( tc_pairs_wrapper.py ) executed. If executed,
will
> the
> > > output
> > > file be written to a directory?
> > >
> > > =True the output is sent to production and written
to an
> > > output directory
> > >
> > >
> > > Does send_dbn means sending the output file to "Production";
or, does
> it
> > > just mean writing the file to an output directory.
> > >
> > >
> > From another MET+ developer who is familiar with produtil:
> >
> > send_dbn=False, This is not used by METplus at all. It is only
being
> > passed as an argument and set to False in order to suppress some
messages
> > that may confuse a METplus user. It is part of the EMC produtil
package
> > that we use in METplus.
> >
> > For example, If we did this produtil.setup.setup(jobname='
> run_to_pairs'),
> > METplus would behave the same ... except you would see this
output ....
> >
> > 05/17 13:18:33.019 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:167) WARNING: RUN_ENVIR
is
> > unset. Disabling DBN alerts.
> > 05/17 13:18:33.019 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:167) WARNING: RUN_ENVIR
is
> > unset. Disabling DBN alerts.
> > 05/17 13:18:33.020 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:186) WARNING: DBNROOT is
unset.
> > Disabling DBN alerts.
> > 05/17 13:18:33.020 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:186) WARNING: DBNROOT is
unset.
> > Disabling DBN alerts.
> >
> > DBNet is software used by NCO to disseminate products
operationally from
> > WCOSS.
> > http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/Implementation%
> > 20Standards%20v10.0.pdf
> >
> > METplus does not use DBNet messaging. send_dbn should always be
set to
> > False
> >
> >
> > My apologies in the delay in getting back to you. I hope we have
been
> able
> > to answer most of your questions thoroughly. Please follow up
with any
> > additional questions.
> >
> > Julie
> >
> > On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 6:05 AM, Steven Lilly - NOAA Federal via
RT <
> > met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Thu May 17 06:05:54 2018: Request 85187 was acted upon.
> > > Transaction: Ticket created by steven.lilly at noaa.gov
> > > Queue: met_help
> > > Subject: ref: Seasonal cyclone track errors - winter 2015
> > > Owner: Nobody
> > > Requestors: steven.lilly at noaa.gov
> > > Status: new
> > > Ticket <URL:
https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=85187
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Good morning,
> > >
> > >
> > > I have been trying to regenerate the winter 2015 track
> > > errors ( Jan.-Mar.) for the GF (similar to the output on the
> > > following website: " Hhttp://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/
> > > mmb/gplou/emchurr/verify/clim/p_err1_2015.png ". However, I
believe
> > > the ush "cyclone_plotter_wrapper.py"; or, "
tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py"
> > > ( which I do not have the ability to execute at this time) is
needed
> in
> > > order
> > > to make a comparison with the the Seasonal graphic. What
additional
> > codes
> > > does tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py and "cyclone_plotter_wrapper.py
required
> > > in order to execute these codes?
> > >
> > > I have been able to create a "TK_ERR_boxplot" which contains
> > > the extratropical cyclones during the 3 months for forecast
hours
> > > 12hr 24hr 36hr...120hr (see attachment).
> > >
> > > For example: winter season of 2015 (Jan. Feb. Mar.) GFS model
only
> > > (see attachment " TK_ERR_boxplot.doc "
> > >
> > > My understanding is that a "single" track error value
(average/mean)
> > > based upon all the extratropical storms( during the 3 months
period)
> > for a
> > > given forecast hour is(12hr; 36hr; 488hr; 60hr...12ohr) are
plotted.
> > >
> > > Just a couple of quick questions (parameters in
metplus_final.conf)
> > >
> > > 1. INIT_TIME_FMT ( what does FMT stands for?)
> > > Is the above parameter the same as INIT_BEG?
> > > ie: INIT_TIME_FMT = 20150101
> > > INIT_BEG = 20150101
> > >
> > > 2. NO_EE = No what EE? what if the ans is Yes
> > >
> > > 3. NO_LOG = No
> > > I'm thinking that NO_LOG = No This means do not print
out a
> log
> > > Yet, I am writing to a log file???
> > >
> > > 4. SAVE = No This seems to be saying not to save the data
> > (input/output)
> > > However, I am saving output data; as
well as,
> > > input data.
> > > But, am I saving all the data output?
> > >
> > >
> > > In other conf files, I notices parameters which has "= No" or "=
Yes".
> > > Does No means "do not activate / don't used / don't print";
while,
> > > Yes means "activate/use/print
> > >
> > >
> > > 5. produtil.setup.setup(send_dbn=False,
jobname='run_to_pairs')
> > >
> > > send_dbn=False means output is not sent to production -->
however, is
> the
> > > ush ( tc_pairs_wrapper.py ) executed. If executed,
will
> the
> > > output
> > > file be written to a directory?
> > >
> > > =True the output is sent to production and written
to an
> > > output directory
> > >
> > >
> > > Does send_dbn means sending the output file to "Production";
or, does
> it
> > > just mean writing the file to an output directory.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Steve
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
------------------------------------------------
Subject: ref: Seasonal cyclone track errors - winter 2015
From: Steven Lilly - NOAA Federal
Time: Fri May 18 09:57:26 2018
Thanks, John.
Have a Great weekend,
Steve
On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 3:37 PM, John Halley Gotway via RT <
met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
> Hi Steve,
>
> This is John Halley Gotway. I work with Julie on met-help support.
>
> On theia, you can access R by loading the module. Looks like it
also
> depends on the intel compiler, so please run:
> module load intel R
> That loads the intel module followed by the module for R.
>
> R is an open-source statistical computing scripting language...
somewhat
> similar to IDL an SAS, but open source and free. The METViewer
database
> and display system uses R to aggregate the output of MET over
multiple
> cases and make plots. In MET+, we also use R to plot tropical
cyclone
> error statistics. Here's the R homepage:
> https://www.r-project.org/
>
> If we were re-doing METViewer from scratch, we might choose Python
instead
> of R as the plotting engine, but we've been using R for a long time
and it
> works pretty well.
>
> Hope this helps clarify.
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
> On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 6:24 AM, Steven Lilly - NOAA Federal via RT
<
> met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> >
> > <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/Ticket/Display.html?id=85187 >
> >
> > Good morning Julie,
> >
> > I would greatly appreciate if you could help me find "R" (as well
as any
> > other codes or
> > conf files that are needed) on Theia. By the way, what does "R"
stands
> > for?
> >
> > Have a Great weekend,
> > Steve
> >
> > On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 8:03 PM, Julie Prestopnik via RT <
> > met_help at ucar.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Steve.
> > >
> > > Thank you for writing to met_help. Minna is likely the best
person to
> > > respond to these questions, however, she is currently out of the
> > office. I
> > > will do my best to answer your questions, with some help from
others on
> > the
> > > MET+ team.
> > >
> > > What additional codes does tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py and
> > > > cyclone_plotter_wrapper.py required in order to execute these
codes?
> > > >
> > >
> > > I believe that R is required to run this code. However, I am
not 100%
> > > positive that is the only requirement. I'll ask Minna to jump
in here
> > when
> > > she gets back. If you'd like, I can try to help you locate a
version
> of
> > R
> > > on whatever system you're running on if I have access to that
system
> > > (theia, tide/luna, someplace else). However, R may not be
available on
> > all
> > > systems.
> > >
> > > 1. INIT_TIME_FMT ( what does FMT stands for?)
> > > > Is the above parameter the same as INIT_BEG?
> > > > ie: INIT_TIME_FMT = 20150101
> > > > INIT_BEG = 20150101
> > > >
> > >
> > > I believe that INIT_TIME_FMT is the format for the
initialization time.
> > So
> > > for example, if giving the initialization time as the year,
month, and
> > day
> > > (e.g. 20150101), you would set:
> > > INIT_TIME_FMT = %Y%m%d
> > > If giving the initialization time as the year, month, day, and
hour
> (e.g.
> > > 2015010112), you would set:
> > > INIT_TIME_FMT = %Y%m%d%H
> > >
> > > However, just because it is in metplus_final.conf does not
necessarily
> > mean
> > > it is applicable to the case that you are running. Minna could
also
> > better
> > > answer if it is applicable in this case.
> > >
> > > 2. NO_EE = No what EE? what if the ans is Yes
> > > >
> > >
> > > NO_EE is used to disable event equalization in the plot_tcmpr.R
script,
> > > tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py. I believe with having it set to "NO"
uses
> > event
> > > equalization since saying YES, it seems, would disable event
> > equalization.
> > >
> > > 3. NO_LOG = No
> > > > I'm thinking that NO_LOG = No This means do not
print out a
> > log
> > > > Yet, I am writing to a log file???
> > > >
> > >
> > > This is used to set the flag for the plot_tcmpr.R script,
> > > tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py. It is used to disable log file
generation.
> It
> > is
> > > NOT used by and has no bearing on METplus logging.
> > >
> > > If it is not behaving as expected, with respect to the
plot_tcmpr.R
> > script,
> > > then there may be a bug.
> > >
> > > 4. SAVE = No This seems to be saying not to save the data
> > (input/output)
> > > > However, I am saving output data; as
well
> as,
> > > > input data.
> > > > But, am I saving all the data output?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Looking in plot_tcmpr.R this is used to save images. I believe
> setting
> > it
> > > to yes would save off images.
> > >
> > > In other conf files, I notices parameters which has "= No" or "=
Yes".
> > > > Does No means "do not activate / don't used / don't print";
while,
> > > > Yes means "activate/use/print
> > > >
> > >
> > > I don't want to speak in general terms. I would say it depends.
You
> can
> > > see that with NO_EE, which is used to disable event
equalization, if is
> > set
> > > to yes, it seems it would disable event equalization. Please
keep your
> > > questions coming about specific fields and we'll be happy to
help with
> > > those.
> > >
> > > 5. produtil.setup.setup(send_dbn=False, jobname='run_to_pairs')
> > > >
> > > > send_dbn=False means output is not sent to production -->
however, is
> > the
> > > > ush ( tc_pairs_wrapper.py ) executed. If
executed, will
> > the
> > > > output
> > > > file be written to a directory?
> > > >
> > > > =True the output is sent to production and
written to an
> > > > output directory
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Does send_dbn means sending the output file to "Production";
or,
> does
> > it
> > > > just mean writing the file to an output directory.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > From another MET+ developer who is familiar with produtil:
> > >
> > > send_dbn=False, This is not used by METplus at all. It is only
being
> > > passed as an argument and set to False in order to suppress some
> messages
> > > that may confuse a METplus user. It is part of the EMC produtil
> package
> > > that we use in METplus.
> > >
> > > For example, If we did this produtil.setup.setup(jobname='
> > run_to_pairs'),
> > > METplus would behave the same ... except you would see this
output
> ....
> > >
> > > 05/17 13:18:33.019 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:167) WARNING:
RUN_ENVIR is
> > > unset. Disabling DBN alerts.
> > > 05/17 13:18:33.019 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:167) WARNING:
RUN_ENVIR is
> > > unset. Disabling DBN alerts.
> > > 05/17 13:18:33.020 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:186) WARNING: DBNROOT
is
> unset.
> > > Disabling DBN alerts.
> > > 05/17 13:18:33.020 dbn_alert (dbnalert.py:186) WARNING: DBNROOT
is
> unset.
> > > Disabling DBN alerts.
> > >
> > > DBNet is software used by NCO to disseminate products
operationally
> from
> > > WCOSS.
> > > http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/docs/Implementation%
> > > 20Standards%20v10.0.pdf
> > >
> > > METplus does not use DBNet messaging. send_dbn should always be
set to
> > > False
> > >
> > >
> > > My apologies in the delay in getting back to you. I hope we
have been
> > able
> > > to answer most of your questions thoroughly. Please follow up
with any
> > > additional questions.
> > >
> > > Julie
> > >
> > > On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 6:05 AM, Steven Lilly - NOAA Federal via
RT <
> > > met_help at ucar.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Thu May 17 06:05:54 2018: Request 85187 was acted upon.
> > > > Transaction: Ticket created by steven.lilly at noaa.gov
> > > > Queue: met_help
> > > > Subject: ref: Seasonal cyclone track errors - winter 2015
> > > > Owner: Nobody
> > > > Requestors: steven.lilly at noaa.gov
> > > > Status: new
> > > > Ticket <URL: https://rt.rap.ucar.edu/rt/
> Ticket/Display.html?id=85187
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Good morning,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I have been trying to regenerate the winter 2015 track
> > > > errors ( Jan.-Mar.) for the GF (similar to the output on the
> > > > following website: " Hhttp://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/
> > > > mmb/gplou/emchurr/verify/clim/p_err1_2015.png ". However, I
believe
> > > > the ush "cyclone_plotter_wrapper.py"; or, "
tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py"
> > > > ( which I do not have the ability to execute at this time) is
needed
> > in
> > > > order
> > > > to make a comparison with the the Seasonal graphic. What
additional
> > > codes
> > > > does tcmpr_plotter_wrapper.py and "cyclone_plotter_wrapper.py
> required
> > > > in order to execute these codes?
> > > >
> > > > I have been able to create a "TK_ERR_boxplot" which contains
> > > > the extratropical cyclones during the 3 months for forecast
hours
> > > > 12hr 24hr 36hr...120hr (see attachment).
> > > >
> > > > For example: winter season of 2015 (Jan. Feb. Mar.) GFS model
only
> > > > (see attachment " TK_ERR_boxplot.doc "
> > > >
> > > > My understanding is that a "single" track error value
(average/mean)
> > > > based upon all the extratropical storms( during the 3 months
period)
> > > for a
> > > > given forecast hour is(12hr; 36hr; 488hr; 60hr...12ohr) are
plotted.
> > > >
> > > > Just a couple of quick questions (parameters in
metplus_final.conf)
> > > >
> > > > 1. INIT_TIME_FMT ( what does FMT stands for?)
> > > > Is the above parameter the same as INIT_BEG?
> > > > ie: INIT_TIME_FMT = 20150101
> > > > INIT_BEG = 20150101
> > > >
> > > > 2. NO_EE = No what EE? what if the ans is Yes
> > > >
> > > > 3. NO_LOG = No
> > > > I'm thinking that NO_LOG = No This means do not
print out a
> > log
> > > > Yet, I am writing to a log file???
> > > >
> > > > 4. SAVE = No This seems to be saying not to save the data
> > > (input/output)
> > > > However, I am saving output data; as
well
> as,
> > > > input data.
> > > > But, am I saving all the data output?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > In other conf files, I notices parameters which has "= No" or
"=
> Yes".
> > > > Does No means "do not activate / don't used / don't print";
while,
> > > > Yes means "activate/use/print
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 5. produtil.setup.setup(send_dbn=False,
jobname='run_to_pairs')
> > > >
> > > > send_dbn=False means output is not sent to production -->
however, is
> > the
> > > > ush ( tc_pairs_wrapper.py ) executed. If
executed, will
> > the
> > > > output
> > > > file be written to a directory?
> > > >
> > > > =True the output is sent to production and
written to an
> > > > output directory
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Does send_dbn means sending the output file to "Production";
or,
> does
> > it
> > > > just mean writing the file to an output directory.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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