"""
Multi_Tool: Feature Relative by Init 
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model_applications/medium_range/TCStat_SeriesAnalysis_fcstGFS_obsGFS_FeatureRelative_SeriesByInit.conf

"""
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# Scientific Objective
# --------------------
#
# By maintaining focus of each evaluation time (or evaluation time series, in this case)
# on a user-defined area around a cyclone, the model statistical errors associated
# with cyclonic physical features (moisture flux, stability, strength of upper-level PV
# anomaly and jet, etc.) can be related directly to the model forecasts and provide
# improvement guidance by accurately depicting interactions with significant weather
# features around and within the cyclone. This is in contrast to the traditional
# method of regional averaging cyclone observations in a fixed grid, which "smooths out"
# system features and limits the meaningful metrics that can be gathered.

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# Version Added
# -------------
#
# METplus version 3.0

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# Datasets
# --------
#
# **Forecast:** NOAA Global Forecast System (GFS)
#
# **Observation:** NOAA Global Forecast System (GFS) Analysis and
# Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting System (ATCF) ADeck and BDeck 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.

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# External Dependencies
# ---------------------
#
# You will need to use a version of Python 3.6+ that has the following packages installed::
#
# * netCDF4

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# METplus Components
# ------------------
#
# This use case first runs TCPairs and ExtractTiles to generate matched
# tropical cyclone data and regrid them into appropriately-sized tiles
# along a storm track. The MET tc-stat tool is used to filter the
# track data, and the MET regrid-dataplane tool is used to regrid the
# data (GRIB1 or GRIB2 into netCDF). Next, a series analysis by init time is
# performed on the results and plots (.ps and .png) are generated for all
# variable-level-stat combinations from the specified variables, levels, and
# requested statistics.

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# METplus Workflow
# ----------------
#
# **Beginning time (INIT_BEG):** 20141214
#
# **End time (INIT_END):** 20141214
#
# **Increment between beginning and end times (INIT_INCREMENT):** 21600
#
# **Sequence of forecast leads to process (LEAD_SEQ):** None
#
# The following tools are used for each run time:
# TCPairs > RegridDataPlane, TCStat > SeriesAnalysis
#
# This example loops by initialization time. For each initialization time
# it will process forecast leads 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, and 40. There is only one
# initialization time in this example, so the following will be run:
#
# Run times:
#
# | **Init:** 20141214_0Z
# | **Forecast lead:** 6
# |
# | **Init:** 20141214_0Z
# | **Forecast lead:** 12
# |
# | **Init:** 20141214_0Z
# | **Forecast lead:** 18
# |
# | **Init:** 20141214_0Z
# | **Forecast lead:** 24
# |
# | **Init:** 20141214_0Z
# | **Forecast lead:** 30
# |
# | **Init:** 20141214_0Z
# | **Forecast lead:** 36
# |
# | **Init:** 20141214_0Z
# | **Forecast lead:** 42

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# 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/medium_range/TCStat_SeriesAnalysis_fcstGFS_obsGFS_FeatureRelative_SeriesByInit.conf
#
# .. highlight:: bash
# .. literalinclude:: ../../../../parm/use_cases/model_applications/medium_range/TCStat_SeriesAnalysis_fcstGFS_obsGFS_FeatureRelative_SeriesByInit.conf

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# MET Configuration
# ---------------------
#
# METplus sets environment variables based on user settings in the METplus configuration file. 
# See :ref:`How METplus controls MET config file settings<metplus-control-met>` 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<met-config-overrides>`
#
# .. dropdown:: TCPairsConfig_wrapped
#
#   .. literalinclude:: ../../../../parm/met_config/TCPairsConfig_wrapped
#
# .. dropdown:: TCStatConfig_wrapped
#
#   .. literalinclude:: ../../../../parm/met_config/TCStatConfig_wrapped
#
# .. dropdown:: SeriesAnalysisConfig_wrapped
#
#   .. literalinclude:: ../../../../parm/met_config/SeriesAnalysisConfig_wrapped

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# Python Embedding
# ----------------
#
# This use case does not use Python embedding.

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# User Scripting
# --------------
#
# User Scripting is not used in this use case.

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# 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/medium_range/TCStat_SeriesAnalysis_fcstGFS_obsGFS_FeatureRelative_SeriesByInit.conf /path/to/user_system.conf
#
# See :ref:`running-metplus` for more information.

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# Expected Output
# ---------------
#
# A successful run will output the following both to the screen and to the logfile::
#
#   INFO: METplus has successfully finished running.
#
# Refer to the value set for **OUTPUT_BASE** to find where the output data was generated.
# Output for this use case will be found in series_analysis_init/20141214_00 (relative to **OUTPUT_BASE**)
# and will contain the following subdirectories:
#
# * ML1200942014
# * ML1200942014
# * ML1200942014
# * ML1201002014
# * ML1201032014
# * ML1201042014
# * ML1201052014
# * ML1201062014
# * ML1201072014
# * ML1201082014
# * ML1201092014
# * ML1201102014
#
# Each subdirectory will contain files that have the following format:
# 
# ANLY_ASCII_FILES_<storm>
#
# FCST_ASCII_FILES_<storm>
#
# series_<varname>_<level>_<stat>.png
#
# series_<varname>_<level>_<stat>.ps
#
# series_<varname>_<level>_<stat>.nc
#



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# Keywords
# --------
#
# .. note::
#
#   * TCStatToolUseCase
#   * SeriesByInitUseCase
#   * RegridDataPlaneToolUseCase
#   * MediumRangeAppUseCase
#   * SeriesAnalysisUseCase
#   * GRIB2FileUseCase
#   * TCPairsToolUseCase
#   * FeatureRelativeUseCase
#   * SBUOrgUseCase
#   * DiagnosticsUseCase
#   * RuntimeFreqUseCase
#   * TropicalCycloneUseCase
#
#   Navigate to the :ref:`quick-search` page to discover other similar use cases.
#
#
#

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