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The model availability varies with each model. The ETA is the earliest followed by the GFS. The CMC and NOGAPS are the latest.
Initialization plots and statistics for model run initialized at:
2011060712| MODEL | Upper Level Plots (centered at 250 mb) | Mid-level Plots (centered at 500mb) | Low-Level Plots (centered at 850mb) | Surface Plots | Surface Plots (close up view) |
| ETA | ETA | ETA | ETA | ETA | ETA |
| GFS | GFS | GFS | GFS | GFS | GFS |
| NOGAPS | NOGAPS | NOGAPS | NOGAPS | NOGAPS | NOGAPS |
| CMC | CMC | CMC | CMC | CMC | CMC |
| UKMO | UKMO | UKMO | UKMO | UKMO | UKMO |
| MODEL | Upper Level Plots (centered at 250 mb) | Mid-level Plots (centered at 500mb) | Low-Level Plots (centered at 850mb) | Surface Plots | Surface Plots (close up view) |
| ETA | ETA -- EAST | ETA -- EAST | ETA -- EAST | ETA -- EAST | ETA -- EAST |
| GFS | GFS -- EAST | GFS -- EAST | GFS -- EAST | GFS -- EAST | GFS -- EAST |
| NOGAPS | NOGAPS -- EAST | NOGAPS -- EAST | NOGAPS -- EAST | NOGAPS -- EAST | NOGAPS -- EAST |
| CMC | CMC -- EAST | CMC -- EAST | CMC -- EAST | CMC -- EAST | CMC -- EAST | UKMO | UKMO -- EAST | UKMO -- EAST | UKMO -- EAST | UKMO -- EAST | UKMO -- EAST |
Other Plots for West Coast
Temperature Comparisons between model and ACARS and/or Upper Air
Vector Differences between model and ACARS and/or Cloud track/water vapor winds
Statistics comparing each data source and each model
Previous Model Run Initialization Plots (model initialized at):
2011060700Forecast
verification plots and statistics for 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72 hour forecasts:
06-hour Forecast
Verification Plots and Statistics for model initialized at:
About the data used in the verification:
Cloud Track/Water Vapor Satellite
Derived Winds:
These
data are produced at the Cooperative
Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These winds are calculated by tracking
the motion of finite cloud elements over a short period of time. Please
see their web page for further details about this data set.
Aircraft Communications,
Addressing, and Reporting System (ACARS):
This data set is provided
by the Forecast Systems
Laboratory in Boulder, CO. Several airlines
have equipped their aircraft with meteorological instruments that are capable
of measuring windspeed and direction, and temperature. Some also provide
dew point temperature.
Surface, Ship, and Buoy Observations:
These
data are those which are received from the National
Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) .
Radiosonde Data:
These data, like the
surface data above are also received from the National
Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) .
Precipitable Water (derived
via satellite):
This
data set is also a product received from the Cooperative
Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS)
group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Scatterometer Winds (derived
via satellite):
This
data set is a product received from the Ocean
Physical Processes Team at NESDIS/NOAA
in Camp Springs, Maryland. The satellite is the ERS-2 satellite maintained
by the European Space Agency
and
the algorithm used to produce the winds is CMOD4.
About the graphics/plotting package:
National Weather Service Forecast Office, Billings, MT
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0450684
These files are updated as the verification data are received. Please let the author know if a problem arises in product availability by clicking on the link below.
If you have comments or suggestions, email me at mcmurdie@atmos.washington.edu
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