Definitions

PHPT_NEIGHBOR = neighborhood matching method

PHPT_DEFAULT = nearest matching method

NEIGHBOR dataset location(s)

dakota:/home/dadriaan/projects/output2/uswrp/met_out/PHPT_NEIGHBOR → Days 1-14 of Feb, Mar, Apr 2016

eyewall:/home/dadriaan/projects/output2/uswrp/met_out/PHPT_NEIGHBOR → Days 15-end of Feb, Mar, Apr 2016 and Days 1-end of May 2016 - Feb 2018

Combined: eyewall:/home/dadriaan/projects/output2/uswrp/met_out/PHPT_DEFAULT → Feb 2016 - Feb 2018

DEFAULT dataset location(s)

dakota:/home/dadriaan/projects/output/uswrp/met_out/PHPT_DEFAULT → Days 1-14 of Feb 2016 - May 2017

eyewall:/home/dadriaan/projects/output/uswrp/met_out/PHPT_DEFAULT → Days 15-end of Feb 2016 - May 2017, Days 1-end of June 2017 - Feb 2018

Combined: eyewall:/home/dadriaan/projects/output/uswrp/met_out/PHPT_DEFAULT → Feb 2016 - Feb 2018

Calling METplus

1. Generally, the call to METplus looked like:
   1. master_metplus.py -c parm/use_cases/qpf/examples/phpt-vs-s4grib.conf -c /home/dadriaan/projects/myconf/metplus_system.conf.NAME -c /home/dadriaan/projects/myconf/phpt-vs-s4grib.conf.XX
2. Where NAME = system name (eyewall or dakota)
3. Where XX = suffix for portion of processing chain being run. This would vary whether I was running RegridDataPlane and PcpCombine or just grid_stat, or which case (neighbor or default) I was running.
4. The sample command is given to show that the QPF use case conf items were loaded by default, and then overwritten with this tests's specific conf items like field names, leads, etc...

Neighbor configuration for METplus

LEAD_SEQ = 6,12

FCST_VAR1_NAME = APCP

FCST_VAR1_LEVELS = A06

OBS_LEVEL = 1

MODEL_TYPE = PHPT_NEIGHBOR

OB_TYPE = STAGE4_GRIB_NEIGHBOR

GRID_STAT_CONFIG = /home/dadriaan/projects/PHPT_Test/test2_config

Default configuration for METplus

LEAD_SEQ = 6,12

FCST_VAR1_NAME = APCP

FCST_VAR1_LEVELS = A06

OBS_LEVEL = 1

MODEL_TYPE = PHPT_DEFAULT

OB_TYPE = STAGE4_GRIB_DEFAULT

GRID_STAT_CONFIG = {CONFIG_DIR}/GridStatConfig_PROB

Neighbor configuration for grid_stat:

//
// Data smoothing methods
//
interp = {
   field      = OBS;
   vld_thresh = 1.0;
   shape      = CIRCLE;

   type = [
      {
         method = MAX;
         width  = 13;
      },
      {
         method = MAX;
         width = 5;
      }
   ];
}

Default configuration for grid_stat:

//
// Data smoothing methods
//
interp = {
   field      = BOTH;
   vld_thresh = 1.0;

   type = [
      {
         method = NEAREST;
         width  = 1;
      }
   ];
}

Snow Analysis (partial)

Default Configuration for METplus

LEAD_SEQ = 6,12

FCST_VAR1_NAME = ASNOW

FCST_VAR1_LEVELS = A06

FCST_VAR1_THRESH = 0.0254, 0.0762, 0.1524

OBS_LEVEL = 1

FCST_IS_PROB = true

MODEL_TYPE = PHPT_SNOW_DEFAULT

OB_TYPE = WPC_SNOW_DEFAULT

PROCESS_LIST = GridStat

GRID_STAT_CONFIG = eyewall:/home/dadriaan/projects/METplus/parm/met_config/GridStatConfig_PROB

GRID_STAT_OUT_DIR = /d1/dadriaan/projects/output/uswrpSNOW/met_out/PHPT_SNOW_DEFAULT → Jan 2016 - Apr 2016, Sep - Dec 2016, Jan 2017 - Feb 2017