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METplus Statistics & Diagnostics
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Statistics Database
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Statistics List A-B
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.. list-table:: Statistics List A-B
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* - Statistics :raw-html:`
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Long Name
- METplus Name
- Statistic Type
- Tools
- METplus :raw-html:`
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Line Type
* - Accuracy
- ACC
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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MODE
- CTS :raw-html:`
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MCTS :raw-html:`
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NBRCTS :raw-html:`
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MODE cts
* - Asymptotic :raw-html:`
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Fractions Skill Score
- AFSS
- Neighborhood
- Grid-Stat
- NBRCNT
* - Along track error (nm)
- ALTK_ERR
- Continuous
- TC-Pairs :raw-html:`
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TC-Stat
- TCMPR :raw-html:`
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TCST
* - Anomaly Correlation :raw-html:`
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including mean error
- ANOM_CORR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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Series-Analysis :raw-html:`
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Stat-Analysis
- CNT
* - Uncentered Anomaly :raw-html:`
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Correlation excluding mean :raw-html:`
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error
- ANOM_CORR :raw-html:`
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_UNCNTR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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Series-Analysis :raw-html:`
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Stat-Analysis
- CNT
* - Baddeley’s Delta Metric
- BADDELEY
- Distance Map
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Bias Adjusted Gilbert :raw-html:`
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Skill Score
- BAGSS
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- CTS :raw-html:`
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NBRCTS
* - Base Rate
- BASER
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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Wavelet-Stat :raw-html:`
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MODE
- CTS :raw-html:`
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ECLV :raw-html:`
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MODE cts :raw-html:`
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NBRCTCS :raw-html:`
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PSTD :raw-html:`
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PJC
* - Bias-corrected mean :raw-html:`
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squared error
- BCMSE
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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Ensemble-Stat
- CNT :raw-html:`
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SSVAR
* - Brier Score
- BRIER
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- PSTD
* - Climatological Brier Score
- BRIERCL
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- PSTD
* - Brier Skill Score relative :raw-html:`
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to sample climatology
- BSS
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- PSTD
* - Brier Skill Score relative :raw-html:`
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to external climatology
- BSS_SMPL
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- PSTD
Statistics List C-E
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.. list-table:: Statistics List C-E
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* - Statistics :raw-html:`
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Long Name
- METplus Name
- Statistic Type
- Tools
- METplus :raw-html:`
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Line Type
* - Calibration when forecast :raw-html:`
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is between the ith and :raw-html:`
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i+1th probability :raw-html:`
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thresholds (repeated)
- CALIBRATION :raw-html:`
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_i
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- PJC
* - Climatological mean value
- CLIMO_MEAN
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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Ensemble-Stat
- MPR :raw-html:`
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ORANK
* - Climatological standard :raw-html:`
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deviation value
- CLIMO_STDEV
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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Ensemble-Stat
- MPR :raw-html:`
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ORANK
* - Continuous Ranked :raw-html:`
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Probability Score :raw-html:`
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(normal dist.)
- CRPS
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- ECNT
* - Continuous Ranked :raw-html:`
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Probability Score :raw-html:`
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(empirical dist.)
- CRPS_EMP
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- ECNT
* - Climatological Continuous :raw-html:`
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Ranked Probability Score :raw-html:`
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(normal dist.)
- CRPSCL
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- ECNT
* - Climatological Continuous :raw-html:`
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Ranked Probability Score :raw-html:`
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(empirical dist.)
- CRPSCL_EMP
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- ECNT
* - Continuous Ranked :raw-html:`
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Probability Skill Score :raw-html:`
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(normal dist.)
- CRPSS
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- ECNT
* - Continuous Ranked :raw-html:`
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Probability Skill Score :raw-html:`
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(empirical dist.)
- CRPSS_EMP
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- ECNT
* - Cross track error (nm)
- CRTK_ERR
- Continuous
- TC-Pairs :raw-html:`
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TC-Stat
- TCMPR :raw-html:`
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TCST
* - Critical Success Index
- CSI
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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MODE cts :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- CTS :raw-html:`
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MODE :raw-html:`
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MBRCTCS
* - Absolute value of :raw-html:`
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DIR_ERR (see below)
- DIR_ABSERR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- VCNT
* - Signed angle between :raw-html:`
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the directions of the :raw-html:`
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average forecast and :raw-html:`
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observed wind vectors
- DIR_ERR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- VCNT
* - Expected correct rate :raw-html:`
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used for MCTS HSS_EC
- EC_VALUE
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- MCTC
* - Extreme Dependency Index
- EDI
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- CTS :raw-html:`
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NBRCTS
* - Extreme Dependency Score
- EDS
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- CTS :raw-html:`
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NBRCTS
* - Mean of absolute value :raw-html:`
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of forecast minus :raw-html:`
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observed gradients
- EGBAR
- Continuous
- Grid-Stat
- GRAD
* - The unperturbed :raw-html:`
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ensemble mean value
- ENS_MEAN
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- ORANK
* - The PERTURBED ensemble :raw-html:`
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mean (e.g. with :raw-html:`
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Observation Error).
- ENS_MEAN :raw-html:`
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_OERR
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- ORANK
* - Standard deviation of :raw-html:`
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the error
- ESTDEV
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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Ensemble-Stat
- CNT :raw-html:`
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SSVAR
Statistics List F
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.. list-table:: Statistics List F
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* - Statistics :raw-html:`
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Long Name
- METplus Name
- Statistic Type
- Tools
- METplus :raw-html:`
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Line Type
* - Forecast rate/event :raw-html:`
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frequency
- F_RATE
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- FHO :raw-html:`
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NBRCNT
* - Mean forecast wind speed
- F_SPEED :raw-html:`
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_BAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- VL1L2
* - Mean Forecast Anomaly
- FABAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- SAL1L2
* - False alarm ratio
- FAR
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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MODE
- CTS :raw-html:`
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MODE :raw-html:`
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NBRCTCS
* - Forecast mean
- FBAR
- Categorical
- Ensemble-Stat :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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- SSVAR :raw-html:`
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CNT :raw-html:`
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SL1L2 :raw-html:`
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VCNT
* - Length (speed) of the :raw-html:`
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average forecast :raw-html:`
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wind vector
- FBAR :raw-html:`
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_SPEED
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- VCNT
* - Frequency Bias
- FBIAS
- Categorical
- Wavelet-Stat :raw-html:`
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MODE :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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- ISC :raw-html:`
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MODE :raw-html:`
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CTS :raw-html:`
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NBRCTCS :raw-html:`
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DMAP
* - Fractions Brier Score
- FBS
- Continuous
- Grid-Stat
- NBRCNT
* - Direction of the average :raw-html:`
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forecast wind vector
- FDIR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- VCNT
* - Mean Forecast Anomaly Squared
- FFABAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- SAL1L2
* - Average of forecast :raw-html:`
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squared.
- FFBAR
- Continuous
- Ensemble-Stat :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- SSVAR :raw-html:`
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SL1L2
* - Count of events in :raw-html:`
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forecast category i and :raw-html:`
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observation category j
- Fi_Oj
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- MCTC
* - Forecast mean
- FMEAN
- Continuous
- MODE :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat
- MODE :raw-html:`
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NBRCTCS :raw-html:`
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CTS
* - Number of forecast no :raw-html:`
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and observation no
- FN_ON
- Categorical
- MODE :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat
- MODE :raw-html:`
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NBRCTC :raw-html:`
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CTC
* - Number of forecast no :raw-html:`
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and observation yes
- FN_OY
- Categorical
- MODE :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat
- MODE :raw-html:`
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NBRCTC :raw-html:`
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CTC
* - Attributes for pairs of :raw-html:`
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simple forecast and :raw-html:`
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observation objects
- FNNN_ONNN
- Categorical
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Average product of :raw-html:`
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forecast-climo and :raw-html:`
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observation-climo :raw-html:`
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/ Mean(f-c)*(o-c)
- FOABAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- SAL1L2
* - Average product of :raw-html:`
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forecast and observation :raw-html:`
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/ Mean(f*o)
- FOBAR
- Continuous
- Ensemble-Stat :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- SSVAR :raw-html:`
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SL1L2
* - Number of tied forecast :raw-html:`
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ranks used in computing :raw-html:`
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Kendall’s tau statistic
- FRANK_TIES
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- CNT
* - Root mean square forecast :raw-html:`
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wind speed
- FS_RMS
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- VCNT
* - Fractions Skill Score :raw-html:`
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- FSS
- Neighborhood
- Grid-Stat
- NBRCNT
* - Standard deviation :raw-html:`
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of forecasts
- FSTDEV
- Continuous
- Ensemble-Stat :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- SSVAR :raw-html:`
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CNT :raw-html:`
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VCNT
* - Number of forecast events
- FY
- Categorical
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Number of forecast yes :raw-html:`
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and observation no
- FY_ON
- Categorical
- MODE :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- MODE :raw-html:`
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CTC :raw-html:`
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NBRCTC
* - Number of forecast yes :raw-html:`
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and observation yes
- FY_OY
- Categorical
- MODE :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- MODE :raw-html:`
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CTC :raw-html:`
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NBRCTC
Statistics List G-M
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.. list-table:: Statistics List G-M
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* - Statistics :raw-html:`
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Long Name
- METplus Name
- Statistic Type
- Tools
- METplus :raw-html:`
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Line Type
* - Gerrity Score and :raw-html:`
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bootstrap confidence limits
- GER
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- MCTS
* - Gilbert Skill Score
- GSS
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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MODE
- CTS :raw-html:`
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NBRCTCS :raw-html:`
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MODE
* - Hit rate
- H_RATE
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- FHO
* - Hanssen and Kuipers :raw-html:`
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Discriminant
- HK
- Categorical
- MODE :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- MODE cts :raw-html:`
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MCTS :raw-html:`
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CTS :raw-html:`
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NBRCTS
* - Heidke Skill Score
- HSS
- Categorical
- MODE :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- MODE cts :raw-html:`
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MCTS :raw-html:`
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CTS :raw-html:`
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NBRCTS
* - Heidke Skill Score :raw-html:`
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user-specific expected :raw-html:`
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correct
- HSS_EC
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- MCTS
* - Ignorance Score
- IGN
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- ECNT
* - Interquartile Range :raw-html:`
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- IQR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- CNT
* - Kendall’s tau statistic
- KT_CORR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- CNT
* - Likelihood when forecast :raw-html:`
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is between the ith and :raw-html:`
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i+1th probability :raw-html:`
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thresholds repeated
- LIKELIHOOD :raw-html:`
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_i
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- PJC
* - Logarithm of the Odds Ratio
- LODDS
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- CTS :raw-html:`
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NBRCTS
* - The Median Absolute :raw-html:`
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Deviation
- MAD
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- CNT
* - Mean absolute error
- MAE
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- CNT :raw-html:`
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SAL1L2 :raw-html:`
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SL1L2
* - Magnitude & :raw-html:`
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Multiplicative bias
- MBIAS
- Continuous
- Ensemble-Stat :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- SSVAR :raw-html:`
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CNT
* - The Mean Error
- ME
- Continuous
- Ensemble-Stat :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- ECNT :raw-html:`
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SSVAR :raw-html:`
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CNT
* - The Mean Error of the :raw-html:`
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PERTURBED ensemble mean
- ME_OERR
- Continuous
- Ensemble-Stat
- ECNT
* - The square of the :raw-html:`
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mean error (bias)
- ME2
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- CNT
* - Mean-error Distance from :raw-html:`
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observation to forecast
- MED_FO
- Distance
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Maximum of MED_FO :raw-html:`
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and MED_OF
- MED_MAX
- Distance
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Mean of MED_FO :raw-html:`
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and MED_OF
- MED_MEAN
- Distance
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Minimum of MED_FO :raw-html:`
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and MED_OF
- MED_MIN
- Distance
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Mean-error Distance from :raw-html:`
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forecast to observation
- MED_OF
- Distance
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Mean squared error
- MSE
- Continuous
- Ensemble-Stat :raw-html:`
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Wavelet-Stat :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- SSVAR :raw-html:`
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ISC :raw-html:`
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CNT :raw-html:`
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* - The mean squared error :raw-html:`
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skill
- MSESS
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- CNT
* - Mean squared length of :raw-html:`
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the vector difference :raw-html:`
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between the forecast :raw-html:`
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and observed winds
- MSVE
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- VCNT
Statistics List N-O
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.. list-table:: Statistics List N-O
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* - Statistics :raw-html:`
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Long Name
- METplus Name
- Statistic Type
- Tools
- METplus :raw-html:`
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Line Type
* - Dimension of the :raw-html:`
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contingency table & the :raw-html:`
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total number of :raw-html:`
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categories in each :raw-html:`
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dimension
- N_CAT
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- MCTC :raw-html:`
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MCTS
* - Observation rate
- O_RATE
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- NBRCNT :raw-html:`
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FHO
* - Mean observed wind speed
- O_SPEED_BAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- VL1L2
* - Mean Observation Anomaly
- OABAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- SAL1L2
* - Average observed value :raw-html:`
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- OBAR
- Continuous
- Ensemble-Stat :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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- SSVAR :raw-html:`
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CNT :raw-html:`
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SL1L2 :raw-html:`
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VCNT
* - Length (speed) of the :raw-html:`
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average observed wind :raw-html:`
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vector
- OBAR_SPEED
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- VCNT
* - Odds Ratio
- ODDS
- Categorical
- MODE :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- MODE :raw-html:`
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CTS :raw-html:`
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NBRCTS
* - Direction of the average :raw-html:`
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observed wind vector
- ODIR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- VCNT
* - Number of observation :raw-html:`
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when forecast is between :raw-html:`
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the ith and i+1th :raw-html:`
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probability thresholds
- ON_i
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- PTC
* - Number of observation :raw-html:`
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when forecast is between :raw-html:`
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the ith and i+1th :raw-html:`
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probability thresholds
- ON_TP_i
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- PJC
* - Mean Squared :raw-html:`
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Observation Anomaly
- OOABAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- SAL1L2
* - Average of observation :raw-html:`
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squared
- OOBAR
- Continuous
- Ensemble-Stat :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- SSVAR :raw-html:`
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SL1L2 :raw-html:`
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* - Number of tied observation :raw-html:`
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ranks used in computing :raw-html:`
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Kendall’s tau statistic
- ORANK_TIES
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- CNT
* - Odds Ratio Skill Score
- ORSS
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- CTS :raw-html:`
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NBRCTS
* - Root mean square observed :raw-html:`
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wind speed
- OS_RMS
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- VCNT
* - Standard deviation :raw-html:`
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of observations
- OSTDEV
- Continuous
- Ensemble-Stat :raw-html:`
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Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- SSVAR :raw-html:`
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CNT :raw-html:`
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VCNT
* - Number of observation :raw-html:`
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events
- OY
- Categorical
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Number of observation yes :raw-html:`
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when forecast is between :raw-html:`
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the ith and i+1th :raw-html:`
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probability thresholds
- OY_i
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- PTC
* - Number of observation yes :raw-html:`
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when forecast is between :raw-html:`
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the ith and i+1th :raw-html:`
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probability thresholds :raw-html:`
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as a proportion of the :raw-html:`
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total OY (repeated)
- OY_TP_i
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- PJC
Statistics List P-R
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:format: html
.. list-table:: Statistics List P-R
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:header-rows: 1
* - Statistics :raw-html:`
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Long Name
- METplus Name
- Statistic Type
- Tools
- METplus :raw-html:`
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Line Type
* - Probability Integral :raw-html:`
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Transform
- PIT
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- ORANK
* - Probability of false :raw-html:`
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detection
- PODF
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- CTS
* - Probability of detecting no
- PODN
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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MODE
- CTS :raw-html:`
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NBRCTCS :raw-html:`
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MODE
* - Probability of detecting :raw-html:`
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yes
- PODY
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
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MODE
- CTS :raw-html:`
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NBRCTCS :raw-html:`
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MODE
* - Probability of detecting :raw-html:`
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yes when forecast is :raw-html:`
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greater than the ith :raw-html:`
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probability thresholds
- PODY_i
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- PRC
* - Probability of false :raw-html:`
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detection
- POFD
- Categorical
- MODE :raw-html:`
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Grid-Stat
- MODE :raw-html:`
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NBRCTCS
* - Probability of false :raw-html:`
`
detection when forecast is :raw-html:`
`
greater than the ith :raw-html:`
`
probability thresholds
- POFD_i
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- PRC
* - Pearson correlation :raw-html:`
`
coefficient
- PR_CORR
- Continuous
- Ensemble-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- SSVAR :raw-html:`
`
CNT :raw-html:`
`
* - Rank of the observation
- RANK
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- ORANK
* - Count of observations :raw-html:`
`
with the i-th rank
- RANK_i
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- RHIST
* - Number of ranks used in :raw-html:`
`
computing Kendall’s tau :raw-html:`
`
statistic
- RANKS
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- CNT
* - Refinement when forecast :raw-html:`
`
is between the ith and :raw-html:`
`
i+1th probability :raw-html:`
`
thresholds (repeated)
- REFINEMENT :raw-html:`
`
_i
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- PJC
* - Reliability
- RELIABILITY
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- PSTD
* - Number of times the i-th :raw-html:`
`
ensemble member’s value :raw-html:`
`
was closest to the :raw-html:`
`
observation (repeated). :raw-html:`
`
When n members tie, :raw-html:`
`
1/n is assigned to each :raw-html:`
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member.
- RELP_i
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- RELP
* - Resolution
- RESOLUTION
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- PSTD
* - Root mean squared error
- RMSE
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Ensemble-Stat :raw-html:`
`
- CNT :raw-html:`
`
ECNT :raw-html:`
`
SSVAR
* - Root Mean Square Error :raw-html:`
`
of the PERTURBED :raw-html:`
`
ensemble mean
- RMSE_OERR
- Continuous
- Ensemble-Stat
- ECNT
* - Root mean squared forecast :raw-html:`
`
anomaly
- RMSFA
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- CNT
* - Root mean squared :raw-html:`
`
observation anomaly
- RMSOA
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- CNT
* - Square root of MSVE
- RMSVE
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VCNT
* - Area under the receiver :raw-html:`
`
operating characteristic :raw-html:`
`
curve
- ROC_AUC
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- PSTD
* - Mean of the Brier Scores :raw-html:`
`
for each RPS threshold
- RPS
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- RPS
* - Mean of the reliabilities :raw-html:`
`
for each RPS threshold
- RPS_REL
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- RPS
* - Mean of the resolutions :raw-html:`
`
for each RPS threshold
- RPS_RES
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- RPS
* - Mean of the uncertainties :raw-html:`
`
for each RPS threshold
- RPS_UNC
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- RPS
* - Ranked Probability Skill :raw-html:`
`
Score relative to external :raw-html:`
`
climatology
- RPSS
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- RPS
* - Ranked Probability Skill :raw-html:`
`
Score relative to sample :raw-html:`
`
climatology
- RPSS_SMPL
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- RPS
Statistics List S-T
-------------------
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:format: html
.. list-table:: Statistics List S-T
:widths: auto
:header-rows: 1
* - Statistics :raw-html:`
`
Long Name
- METplus Name
- Statistic Type
- Tools
- METplus :raw-html:`
`
Line Type
* - S1 score
- S1
- Continuous
- Grid-Stat
- GRAD
* - S1 score with respect to :raw-html:`
`
observed gradient
- S1_OG
- Continuous
- Grid-Stat
- GRAD
* - Symmetric Extremal :raw-html:`
`
Dependency Index
- SEDI
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- CTS :raw-html:`
`
NBRCTS
* - Symmetric Extreme :raw-html:`
`
Dependency Score
- SEDS
- Categorical
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- CTS :raw-html:`
`
NBRCTS
* - Scatter Index
- SI
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- CNT
* - Spearman’s rank :raw-html:`
`
correlation coefficient
- SP_CORR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- CNT
* - Absolute value of SPEED_ERR
- SPEED :raw-html:`
`
_ABSERR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VCNT
* - Difference between the :raw-html:`
`
length of the average :raw-html:`
`
forecast wind vector and :raw-html:`
`
the average observed wind :raw-html:`
`
vector (in the sense F - O)
- SPEED_ERR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VCNT
* - Standard deviation :raw-html:`
`
of the mean of the :raw-html:`
`
UNPERTURBED ensemble
- SPREAD
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- ECNT :raw-html:`
`
ORANK
* - Standard deviation :raw-html:`
`
of the mean of the :raw-html:`
`
PERTURBED ensemble
- SPREAD_OERR
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- ECNT :raw-html:`
`
ORANK
* - Standard Deviation :raw-html:`
`
of unperturbed ensemble :raw-html:`
`
variance and the :raw-html:`
`
observation error variance
- SPREAD_PLUS :raw-html:`
`
_OERR
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- ECNT :raw-html:`
`
ORANK
* - Track error of adeck :raw-html:`
`
relative to bdeck (nm)
- TK_ERR
- Continuous
- TC-Pairs
- PROBRIRW
* - Track error of adeck :raw-html:`
`
relative to bdeck (nm)
- TK_ERR
- Continuous
- TC-Pairs
- TCMPR
Statistics List U-Z
-------------------
.. role:: raw-html(raw)
:format: html
.. list-table:: Statistics List U-Z
:widths: auto
:header-rows: 1
* - Statistics :raw-html:`
`
Long Name
- METplus Name
- Statistic Type
- Tools
- METplus :raw-html:`
`
Line Type
* - Mean U-component :raw-html:`
`
Forecast Anomaly
- UFABAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VAL1L2
* - Mean U-component
- UFBAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VL1L2
* - Uniform Fractions Skill :raw-html:`
`
Score
- UFSS
- Neighborhood
- Grid-Stat
- NBRCNT
* - Variability of :raw-html:`
`
Observations
- UNCERTAINTY
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- PSTD
* - Mean U-component :raw-html:`
`
Observation Anomaly
- UOABAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VAL1L2
* - Mean U-component :raw-html:`
`
Observation
- UOBAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VL1L2
* - Mean U-component :raw-html:`
`
Squared :raw-html:`
`
Forecast Anomaly :raw-html:`
`
plus Squared :raw-html:`
`
Observation :raw-html:`
`
Anomaly
- UVFFABAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VAL1L2
* - Mean U-component :raw-html:`
`
Squared :raw-html:`
`
Forecast :raw-html:`
`
plus Squared :raw-html:`
`
Observation
- UVFFBAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VL1L2
* - Mean((uf-uc)*(uo-uc)+ :raw-html:`
`
(vf-vc)*(vo-vc))
- UVFOABAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VAL1L2
* - Mean(uf*uo+vf*vo)
- UVFOBAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VL1L2
* - Mean((uo-uc)²+(vo-vc)²)
- UVOOABAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VAL1L2
* - Mean(uo²+vo²)
- UVOOBAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VL1L2
* - Economic value of the :raw-html:`
`
base rate
- VALUE_BASER
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- ECLV
* - Relative value for the :raw-html:`
`
ith Cost/Loss ratio
- VALUE_i
- Probability
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- ECLV
* - Maximum variance
- VAR_MAX
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- SSVAR
* - Average variance
- VAR_MEAN
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- SSVAR
* - Minimum variance
- VAR_MIN
- Ensemble
- Ensemble-Stat
- SSVAR
* - Direction of the vector :raw-html:`
`
difference between the :raw-html:`
`
average forecast and :raw-html:`
`
average wind vectors
- VDIFF_DIR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VCNT
* - Length (speed) of the :raw-html:`
`
vector difference between :raw-html:`
`
the average forecast and :raw-html:`
`
average observed wind :raw-html:`
`
vectors
- VDIFF_SPEED
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VCNT
* - Mean(vf-vc)
- VFABAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VAL1L2
* - Mean(vf)
- VFBAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VL1L2
* - Mean(vo-vc)
- VOABAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VAL1L2
* - Mean(vo)
- VOBAR
- Continuous
- Point-Stat :raw-html:`
`
Grid-Stat
- VL1L2
Diagnostics Database
====================
.. Number of characters per line:
Statistic Name - no more that 32 characters
METplus Name - no more than 17 characters
Statistic Type - no more than 19 characters
METplus Line Type - currently unlimited (approx 33 characters)
Diagnostics List A-B
--------------------
.. role:: raw-html(raw)
:format: html
.. list-table:: Diagnostics List A-B
:widths: auto
:header-rows: 1
* - Statistics :raw-html:`
`
Long Name
- METplus Name
- Statistic Type
- Tools
- METplus :raw-html:`
`
Line Type
* - Difference between the axis :raw-html:`
`
angles of two objects (in degrees)
- ANGLE_DIFF
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE
* - Object area (in grid squares)
- AREA
- Diagnostic
- MODE :raw-html:`
`
MTD
- MODE obj
* - Forecast object area :raw-html:`
`
divided by the observation :raw-html:`
`
object area (unitless)
- AREA_RATIO
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Area of the object :raw-html:`
`
that meet the object :raw-html:`
`
definition threshold :raw-html:`
`
criteria (in grid squares)
- AREA_THRESH
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Absolute value of :raw-html:`
`
the difference :raw-html:`
`
between the aspect :raw-html:`
`
ratios of two objects :raw-html:`
`
(unitless)
- ASPECT_DIFF
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Object axis angle :raw-html:`
`
(in degrees)
- AXIS_ANG
- Diagnostic
- MODE :raw-html:`
`
MTD
- MTD obj
* - Difference in spatial :raw-html:`
`
axis plane angles
- AXIS_DIFF
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD obj
* - Blocking Index
- Blocking :raw-html:`
`
Index
- Diagnostic
- METplus Use :raw-html:`
`
Case
- n/a
* - Minimum distance between :raw-html:`
`
the boundaries of two objects
- BOUNDARY :raw-html:`
`
_DIST
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
Diagnostics List C-E
--------------------
.. role:: raw-html(raw)
:format: html
.. list-table:: Diagnostics List C-E
:widths: auto
:header-rows: 1
* - Statistics :raw-html:`
`
Long Name
- METplus Name
- Statistic Type
- Tools
- METplus :raw-html:`
`
Line Type
* - Total great circle distance :raw-html:`
`
travelled by the 2D spatial :raw-html:`
`
centroid over the lifetime :raw-html:`
`
of the 3D object
- CDIST :raw-html:`
`
_TRAVELLED
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD 3D obj
* - Distance between two :raw-html:`
`
objects centroids :raw-html:`
`
(in grid units)
- CENTROID :raw-html:`
`
_DIST
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Latitude of centroid :raw-html:`
`
- CENTROID :raw-html:`
`
_LAT
- Diagnostic
- MTD :raw-html:`
`
MODE
- MTD 2D & 3D obj :raw-html:`
`
MODE obj
* - Longitude of centroid :raw-html:`
`
- CENTROID :raw-html:`
`
_LON
- Diagnostic
- MTD :raw-html:`
`
MODE
- MTD 2D & 3D obj :raw-html:`
`
MODE obj
* - Time coordinate of centroid
- CENTROID_T
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD 3D obj
* - X coordinate of centroid :raw-html:`
`
- CENTROID_X
- Diagnostic
- MTD :raw-html:`
`
MODE
- MTD 2D & 3D obj :raw-html:`
`
MODE obj
* - Y coordinate of centroid :raw-html:`
`
- CENTROID_Y
- Diagnostic
- MTD :raw-html:`
`
MODE
- MTD 2D & 3D obj :raw-html:`
`
MODE obj
* - Space-Time :raw-html:`
`
Coherence Diagram
- Coherence :raw-html:`
`
Diagram
- Diagnostic
- METplus :raw-html:`
`
Use Case
- n/a
* - Ratio of the difference :raw-html:`
`
between the area of an :raw-html:`
`
object and the area of :raw-html:`
`
its convex hull divided :raw-html:`
`
by the area of the :raw-html:`
`
complex hull (unitless)
- COMPLEXITY
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Ratio of complexities of :raw-html:`
`
two objects defined as :raw-html:`
`
the lesser of the forecast :raw-html:`
`
complexity divided by the :raw-html:`
`
observation complexity or :raw-html:`
`
its reciprocal (unitless)
- COMPLEXITY :raw-html:`
`
_RATIO
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Minimum distance between :raw-html:`
`
the convex hulls of two :raw-html:`
`
objects (in grid units)
- CONVEX_HULL :raw-html:`
`
_DIST
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Radius of curvature
- CURVATURE
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Ratio of the curvature
- CURVATURE :raw-html:`
`
_RATIO
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Center of curvature :raw-html:`
`
(in grid coordinates)
- CURVATURE :raw-html:`
`
_X
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Center of curvature :raw-html:`
`
(in grid coordinates)
- CURVATURE :raw-html:`
`
_Y
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Cloud Water / :raw-html:`
`
Precip Relationship
- CW/Precip :raw-html:`
`
Relationship
- Diagnostic
- Grid-Diag
- n/a
* - Difference in object :raw-html:`
`
direction of movement
- DIRECTION :raw-html:`
`
_DIFF
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD 3D obj
* - Difference in the :raw-html:`
`
lifetimes of the :raw-html:`
`
two objects
- DURATION :raw-html:`
`
_DIFF
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD 3D obj
* - Object end time
- END_TIME
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD 3D obj
* - Difference in object :raw-html:`
`
ending time steps
- END_TIME :raw-html:`
`
_DELTA
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD 3D obj
Diagnostics List F
------------------
.. role:: raw-html(raw)
:format: html
.. list-table:: Diagnostics List F
:widths: auto
:header-rows: 1
* - Statistics :raw-html:`
`
Long Name
- METplus Name
- Statistic Type
- Tools
- METplus :raw-html:`
`
Line Type
* - Number of forecast :raw-html:`
`
clusters
- FCST_CLUS
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of points used to :raw-html:`
`
define the hull of all :raw-html:`
`
of the cluster forecast :raw-html:`
`
objects
- FCST_CLUS :raw-html:`
`
_HULL
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Cluster Convex :raw-html:`
`
Hull Point Latitude
- FCST_CLUS :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_LAT
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Cluster Convex :raw-html:`
`
Hull Point Longitude
- FCST_CLUS :raw-html:`
`
_HULL _LON
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of Forecast :raw-html:`
`
Cluster Convex Hull Points
- FCST_CLUS :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_NPTS
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Cluster Convex :raw-html:`
`
Hull Starting Index
- FCST_CLUS :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_START
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Cluster Convex :raw-html:`
`
Hull Point X-Coordinate
- FCST_CLUS :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_X
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Cluster Convex :raw-html:`
`
Hull Point Y-Coordinate
- FCST_CLUS :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_Y
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Object Raw :raw-html:`
`
Values
- FCST_OBJ :raw-html:`
`
_RAW
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of simple :raw-html:`
`
forecast objects
- FCST_SIMP
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of points used :raw-html:`
`
to define the boundaries :raw-html:`
`
of all of the simple :raw-html:`
`
forecast objects
- FCST_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_BDY
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Simple :raw-html:`
`
Boundary Latitude
- FCST_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_BDY_LAT
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Simple :raw-html:`
`
Boundary Longitude
- FCST_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_BDY_LON
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of Forecast :raw-html:`
`
Simple Boundary Points
- FCST_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_BDY_NPTS
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Simple :raw-html:`
`
Boundary Starting Index
- FCST_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_BDY_START
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Simple :raw-html:`
`
Boundary X-Coordinate
- FCST_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_BDY_X
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Simple :raw-html:`
`
Boundary Y-Coordinate
- FCST_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_BDY_Y
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of points used to :raw-html:`
`
define the hull of all :raw-html:`
`
of the simple forecast :raw-html:`
`
objects
- FCST_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_HULL
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Simple Convex :raw-html:`
`
Hull Point Latitude
- FCST_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_LAT
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Simple Convex :raw-html:`
`
Hull Point Longitude
- FCST_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_LON
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of Forecast :raw-html:`
`
Simple Convex Hull Points
- FCST_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_NPTS
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Simple Convex :raw-html:`
`
Hull Starting Index
- FCST_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_START
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Simple Convex :raw-html:`
`
Hull Point X-Coordinate
- FCST_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_X
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast Simple Convex :raw-html:`
`
Hull Point Y-Coordinate
- FCST_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_Y
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of thresholds :raw-html:`
`
applied to the forecast
- FCST :raw-html:`
`
_THRESH :raw-html:`
`
_LENGTH
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of thresholds :raw-html:`
`
applied to the forecast
- FCST_THRESH :raw-html:`
`
_LENGTH
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Forecast energy squared :raw-html:`
`
for this scale
- FENERGY
-
- Wavelet-Stat
- ISC
* - Mean of absolute value :raw-html:`
`
of forecast gradients
- FGBAR
-
- Grid-Stat
- GRAD
* - Ratio of forecast and :raw-html:`
`
observed gradients
- FGOG_RATIO
-
- Grid-Stat
- GRAD
* - Pratt’s Figure of Merit :raw-html:`
`
from observation to :raw-html:`
`
forecast
- FOM_FO
- Diagnostic
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Maximum of FOM_FO :raw-html:`
`
and FOM_OF
- FOM_MAX
- Diagnostic
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Mean of FOM_FO :raw-html:`
`
and FOM_OF :raw-html:`
`
- FOM_MEAN
- Diagnostic
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Minimum of FOM_FO :raw-html:`
`
and FOM_OF
- FOM_MIN
- Diagnostic
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Pratt’s Figure of Merit :raw-html:`
`
from forecast to :raw-html:`
`
observation
- FOM_OF
- Diagnostic
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
Diagnostics List G-L
--------------------
.. role:: raw-html(raw)
:format: html
.. list-table:: Diagnostics List G-L
:widths: auto
:header-rows: 1
* - Statistics :raw-html:`
`
Long Name
- METplus Name
- Statistic Type
- Tools
- METplus :raw-html:`
`
Line Type
* - Distance between the :raw-html:`
`
forecast and Best track :raw-html:`
`
genesis events (km)
- GEN_DIST
- Diagnostic
- TC-Gen
- GENMPR
* - Forecast minus Best track :raw-html:`
`
genesis time in HHMMSS :raw-html:`
`
format
- GEN_TDIFF
- Diagnostic
- TC-Gen
- GENMPR
* - Hausdorff Distance
- HAUSDORFF
- Diagnostic
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Hovmoeller Diagram
- Hovmoeller
- Diagnostic
- METplus :raw-html:`
`
Use Case
- n/a
* - Best track genesis minus :raw-html:`
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forecast initialization :raw-html:`
`
time in HHMMSS format
- INIT_TDIFF
- Diagnostic
- TC-Gen
- GENMPR
* - 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, :raw-html:`
`
90th, and user-specified :raw-html:`
`
percentiles of :raw-html:`
`
intensity of the raw :raw-html:`
`
field within the :raw-html:`
`
object or time slice
- INTENSITY :raw-html:`
`
_10, _25, :raw-html:`
`
_50, _75, :raw-html:`
`
_90, _NN
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Sum of the intensities of :raw-html:`
`
the raw field within the :raw-html:`
`
object (variable units)
- INTENSITY :raw-html:`
`
_SUM
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Total interest for this :raw-html:`
`
object pair
- INTEREST
- Diagnostic
- MTD :raw-html:`
`
MODE
- MTD 3D obj :raw-html:`
`
MODE obj
* - Intersection area of two :raw-html:`
`
objects (in grid squares)
- INTERSECT :raw-html:`
`
ION_AREA
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Ratio of intersection area :raw-html:`
`
to the lesser of the :raw-html:`
`
forecast and observation :raw-html:`
`
object areas (unitless)
- INTERSECT :raw-html:`
`
ION_OVER :raw-html:`
`
_AREA
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - “Volume” of object :raw-html:`
`
intersection
- INTERSECT :raw-html:`
`
ION_VOLUME
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD 3D obj
* - The intensity scale :raw-html:`
`
skill score
- ISC
-
- Wavelet-Stat
- ISC
* - The scale at which all :raw-html:`
`
information following :raw-html:`
`
applies
- ISCALE
-
- Wavelet-Stat
- ISC
* - Joint Probability :raw-html:`
`
Distribution between :raw-html:`
`
variable
- Joint PDF :raw-html:`
`
to Diagnose :raw-html:`
`
Relationship
- Diagnostic
- Grid-Diag
- n/a
* - Dimension of the latitude
- LAT
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Length of the :raw-html:`
`
enclosing rectangle
- LENGTH
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Dimension of the longitude
- LON
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
Diagnostics List M-O
--------------------
.. role:: raw-html(raw)
:format: html
.. list-table:: Diagnostics List M-O
:widths: auto
:header-rows: 1
* - Statistics :raw-html:`
`
Long Name
- METplus Name
- Statistic Type
- Tools
- METplus :raw-html:`
`
Line Type
* - Meridional Means
- Meridional Means
- Diagnostic
- METplus Use Case
- n/a
* - Mean of maximum of :raw-html:`
`
absolute values of :raw-html:`
`
forecast and observed :raw-html:`
`
gradients
- MGBAR
-
- Grid-Stat
- GRAD
* - Number of cluster objects
- N_CLUS
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of simple :raw-html:`
`
forecast objects
- N_FCST_SIMP
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of simple :raw-html:`
`
observation objects
- N_OBS_SIMP
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of observed :raw-html:`
`
clusters
- OBS_CLUS
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of points used to :raw-html:`
`
define the hull of all of :raw-html:`
`
the cluster observation :raw-html:`
`
objects
- OBS_CLUS :raw-html:`
`
_HULL
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Observation Cluster Convex :raw-html:`
`
Hull Point Latitude
- OBS_CLUS :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_LAT
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Observation Cluster Convex :raw-html:`
`
Hull Point Longitude
- OBS_CLUS :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_LON
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of Observation :raw-html:`
`
Cluster Convex Hull Points
- OBS_CLUS :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_NPTS
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Observation Cluster Convex :raw-html:`
`
Hull Starting Index
- OBS_CLUS :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_START
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Observation Cluster Convex :raw-html:`
`
Hull Point X-Coordinate
- OBS_CLUS :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_X
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Observation Cluster Convex :raw-html:`
`
Hull Point Y-Coordinate
- OBS_CLUS :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_Y
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of simple :raw-html:`
`
observation objects
- OBS_SIMP
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of points used :raw-html:`
`
to define the boundaries :raw-html:`
`
of the simple observation :raw-html:`
`
objects
- OBS_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_BDY
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Observation Simple :raw-html:`
`
Boundary Point Latitude
- OBS_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_BDY_LAT
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Observation Simple :raw-html:`
`
Boundary Point Longitude
- OBS_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_BDY_LON
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of Observation :raw-html:`
`
Simple Boundary Points
- OBS_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_BDY_NPTS
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of points used to :raw-html:`
`
define the hull of the :raw-html:`
`
simple observation objects
- OBS_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_HULL
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Number of Observation :raw-html:`
`
Simple Convex Hull Points
- OBS_SIMP :raw-html:`
`
_HULL_NPTS
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Observed energy squared :raw-html:`
`
for this scale
- OENERGY
-
- Wavelet-Stat
- ISC
* - Mean of absolute value :raw-html:`
`
of observed gradients
- OGBAR
-
- Grid-Stat
- GRAD
* - OLR-based MJO Index
- OMI
- Diagnostic
- METplus :raw-html:`
`
Use Case
- n/a
Diagnostics List P-Z
--------------------
.. role:: raw-html(raw)
:format: html
.. list-table:: Diagnostics List P-Z
:widths: auto
:header-rows: 1
* - Statistics :raw-html:`
`
Long Name
- METplus Name
- Statistic Type
- Tools
- METplus :raw-html:`
`
Line Type
* - Ratio of the nth percentile :raw-html:`
`
(INTENSITY_NN column) of :raw-html:`
`
intensity of the two :raw-html:`
`
objects
- PERCENTILE :raw-html:`
`
_INTENSITY :raw-html:`
`
_RATIO
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Phase Diagram :raw-html:`
`
for RMM and OMI
- Phase :raw-html:`
`
Diagram
- Diagnostic
- METplus :raw-html:`
`
Use Case
- n/a
* - Realtime Multivariate :raw-html:`
`
MJO Index
- RMM
- Diagnostic
- METplus :raw-html:`
`
Use Case
- n/a
* - Spatial distance between :raw-html:`
`
:math:`(x,y)` coordinates of :raw-html:`
`
object spacetime centroid
- SPACE :raw-html:`
`
_CENTROID :raw-html:`
`
_DIST
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD 3D obs
* - Difference in object speeds
- SPEED_DELTA
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD 3D obs
* - Difference in object :raw-html:`
`
starting time steps
- START_TIME :raw-html:`
`
_DELTA
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD 3D obj
* - Symmetric difference of :raw-html:`
`
two objects :raw-html:`
`
(in grid squares)
- SYMMETRIC :raw-html:`
`
_DIFF
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Difference in t index of :raw-html:`
`
object spacetime centroid
- TIME :raw-html:`
`
_CENTROID :raw-html:`
`
_DELTA
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD 3D obj
* - Union area of :raw-html:`
`
two objects :raw-html:`
`
(in grid squares)
- UNION_AREA
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - Integer count of the :raw-html:`
`
number of 3D “cells” :raw-html:`
`
in an object
- VOLUME
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD 3D obj
* - Forecast object volume :raw-html:`
`
divided by observation :raw-html:`
`
object volume
- VOLUME :raw-html:`
`
_RATIO
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD 3D obj
* - Weather Regime Index
- Weather :raw-html:`
`
Regime Index
- Diagnostic
- METplus :raw-html:`
`
Use Case
- n/a
* - Width of the enclosing :raw-html:`
`
rectangle (in grid units)
- WIDTH
- Diagnostic
- MODE
- MODE obj
* - X component of :raw-html:`
`
object velocity
- X_DOT
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD 3D obj
* - X component position :raw-html:`
`
error (nm)
- X_ERR
- Diagnostic
- TC-Pairs
- PROBRIRW
* - X component position :raw-html:`
`
error (nm)
- X_ERR
- Diagnostic
- TC-Pairs
- TCMPR
* - y component of :raw-html:`
`
object velocity
- Y_DOT
- Diagnostic
- MTD
- MTD 3D obj
* - Y component position :raw-html:`
`
error (nm)
- Y_ERR
- Diagnostic
- TC-Pairs
- PROBRIRW :raw-html:`
`
TCMPR
* - Zonal Means
- Zonal Means
- Diagnostic
- METplus :raw-html:`
`
Use Case
- n/a
* - Zhu’s Measure from :raw-html:`
`
observation to forecast
- ZHU_FO
- Diagnostic
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Maximum of ZHU_FO :raw-html:`
`
and ZHU_OF
- ZHU_MAX
- Diagnostic
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Mean of ZHU_FO :raw-html:`
`
and ZHU_OF
- ZHU_MEAN
- Diagnostic
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Minimum of ZHU_FO :raw-html:`
`
and ZHU_OF
- ZHU_MIN
- Diagnostic
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP
* - Zhu’s Measure from :raw-html:`
`
forecast to observation
- ZHU_OF
- Diagnostic
- Grid-Stat
- DMAP