""" Cyclone Plotter: From TC-Pairs Output ===================================== model_applications/tc_and_extra_tc/Plotter_fcstGFS_obsGFS_ExtraTC.conf """ ############################################################################## # .. contents:: # :depth: 1 # :local: # :backlinks: none ############################################################################## # Scientific Objective # -------------------- # Provide visualization of storm tracks using output from the MET TC-Pairs tool. # The date and hour associated with each storm track indicates the first time # the storm was tracked in the model. ############################################################################## # Version Added # ------------- # # METplus version 3.0 ############################################################################## # Datasets # -------- # # **Forecast:** ADeck modified-ATCF (Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting System) tropical cyclone data # # **Observation:** BDeck modified-ATCF (Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting System) "best-track" tropical cyclone data # # **Climatology:** None # # **Location:** All of the input data required for this use case can be # found in a sample data tarball. Each use case category will have # one or more sample data tarballs. It is only necessary to download # the tarball with the use case’s dataset and not the entire collection # of sample data. Click here to access the METplus releases page and download sample data # for the appropriate release: https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/releases # This tarball should be unpacked into the directory that you will # set the value of INPUT_BASE. See :ref:`running-metplus` section for more information. ############################################################################## # METplus Components # ------------------ # # This use case first runs TCPairs and then generates the storm track plot # for all storm tracks found in the .tcst output file created by the MET TC-Pairs tool. # ############################################################################## # METplus Workflow # ---------------- # # **Beginning time (INIT_BEG):** 201503 # # **End time (INIT_END):** None # # **Increment between beginning and end times (INIT_INCREMENT):** None # # **Sequence of forecast leads to process (LEAD_SEQ):** None # # This use case does not loop in time. TCPairs is called once using time # settings set by specific TC_PAIRS configuration items in the use case # configuration file. # # To generate TCPairs output, this example loops by initialization time for every 6 hour period that is available # in the data set for 20150301. The output is then used to generate the plot of all cyclone tracks. ############################################################################## # METplus Configuration # --------------------- # # METplus first loads all of the configuration files found in parm/metplus_config, # then it loads any configuration files passed to METplus via the command line, # i.e. parm/use_cases/model_applications/tc_and_extra_tc/Plotter_fcstGFS_obsGFS_ExtraTC.conf # # .. highlight:: bash # .. literalinclude:: ../../../../parm/use_cases/model_applications/tc_and_extra_tc/Plotter_fcstGFS_obsGFS_ExtraTC.conf ############################################################################## # MET Configuration # ----------------- # # METplus sets environment variables based on user settings in the METplus configuration file. # See :ref:`How METplus controls MET config file settings` for more details. # # **YOU SHOULD NOT SET ANY OF THESE ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES YOURSELF! THEY WILL BE OVERWRITTEN BY METPLUS WHEN IT CALLS THE MET TOOLS!** # # If there is a setting in the MET configuration file that is currently not supported by METplus you'd like to control, please refer to: # :ref:`Overriding Unsupported MET config file settings` # # .. dropdown:: TCPairsConfig_wrapped # # .. literalinclude:: ../../../../parm/met_config/TCPairsConfig_wrapped ############################################################################## # Python Embedding # ---------------- # # This use case does not use Python embedding. ############################################################################## # User Scripting # -------------- # # User Scripting is not used in this use case. ############################################################################## # Running METplus # --------------- # # Pass the use case configuration file to the run_metplus.py script along # with any user-specific system configuration files if desired:: # # run_metplus.py /path/to/METplus/parm/use_cases/model_applications/tc_and_extra_tc/Plotter_fcstGFS_obsGFS_ExtraTC.conf /path/to/user_system.conf # # See :ref:`running-metplus` for more information. ############################################################################## # Expected Output # --------------- # # A successful run will generate the following output to both the screen and to the logfile:: # # INFO: METplus has successfully finished running. # # Additionally, two output files are created. Refer to the value set for **OUTPUT_BASE** to find where the output data was generated. # TCPairs output for this use case will be found in tc_pairs/201503 (relative to **OUTPUT_BASE**) # and will contain files with the following format: # # * mlq2015030100.gfso.<*nnnn*>.tcst # # where *nnnn* is a zero-padded 4-digit number # # # A plot (in .png format) will be found in the cyclone directory (relative to **OUTPUT_BASE**) along with # a text file containing data corresponding to the plotted storm tracks: # # * 20150301.png # # * 20150301.txt ############################################################################## # Keywords # -------- # # .. note:: # # * TCPairsToolUseCase # * CyclonePlotterUseCase # * FeatureRelativeUseCase # * MediumRangeAppUseCase # * NOAAEMCOrgUseCase # * SBUOrgUseCase # * DTCOrgUseCase # * TropicalCycloneUseCase # # Navigate to the :ref:`quick-search` page to discover other similar use cases. # # # # sphinx_gallery_thumbnail_path = '_static/tc_and_extra_tc-Plotter_fcstGFS_obsGFS_ExtraTC.png' #