WRF version comparisons

As noted here under the section for WRF 4.1 - Physics - Land Surface Model - Noah-MP:
   When running Noah-MP with no urban scheme (bulk method), the
   roughness length in urban areas used a bare soil value. This 
   resulted in a high temperature, high wind speed, and low
   sensible heat flux over cities. The correction uses z0 from
   the Noah-MP look-up table.

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Western Washington Winds 0Z Feb 15, 2020 Case All Hours Hour 12 Hour 15 Hour 18 Hour 24

All wind speeds

SiteTime seriesMean ErrorMean Absolute Error
WhidbeySeriesME hour 24MAE hour 24
EverettSeriesME hour 24MAE hour 24
SeaTacSeriesME hour 24MAE hour 24

When observed speeds greater than 10 knots

SiteTime seriesMean ErrorMean Absolute Error
WhidbeySeriesME hour 24MAE hour 24
EverettSeriesME hour 24MAE hour 24
SeaTacSeriesME hour 24MAE hour 24
    More Time Series Comparisons
  1. Winds at Whidbey
  2. Winds at Everett
  3. Winds at SeaTac
Product3.7.14.1.3
surface winds