WRF Stable PBL Comparison Tests

PBL and Diffusion Comparisons on some Portland Area Snow Events

Table 1. Standard Plots
Initialization	Domain	Product	Hour	Cases (control click to select multiple)
Choose a date: Jan 8, 2017 Jan 11, 2017

Table 2. Geographic, Mean Statistics, and New Frequency Distribution Plots
Period	Field	Statistic	Hour	Station Group	Cases (control click to select multiple)
Choose a Period: Jan 1 - Feb 8 2010 Jul 1 - Aug 31 2008 Dec 26, 2014 stagnation Jan 8, 2017 Jan 11, 2017	Choose a field: 2-m Temp 2-m Dewpoint Temp 10-m Wind Direction 10-m Wind Speed SLP	Statistics: Mean or Bias Mean Absolute Error Root Mean Square Error Std Dev of Error Scatter Plots Scatterplot ME Scatterplot MAE Scatterplot RMS Scatterplot Std Dev David's Frequency Distribution Plots Frequency Distribution	Hour: Init 0, FHr 24 Init 0, FHr 12 Init 0, FHr 18 (Only available for 2017010800 and 2017011100 geographics loops)	All sites All d3 sites (Use for 2017010800 and 2017011100 cases) All d3 SA sites (Use for 2017010800 and 2017011100 cases) All sites, speeds >= 3 knots All sites, speeds <= 3 knots All sites, speeds >= 20 knots SA sites SA sites, speeds >= 3 knots Buoys Buoys, speeds >= 3 knots - Below, compare 2m/10m to lowest sigma - All sites 2m/10m vs lowest All sites, speeds >= 3 knots 2m/10m vs lowest All sites, speeds <= 3 knots 2m/10m vs lowest All sites, speeds >= 20 knots 2m/10m vs lowest SA sites 2m/10m vs lowest SA sites, speeds >= 3 knots 2m/10m vs lowest Buoys 2m/10m vs lowest Buoys, speeds >= 3 knots 2m/10m vs lowest	Plot type: Geographic Loop Bar Chart Bar Chart for all Station Groups Bar Chart for all Fields, both hours, and all Station Groups Bar Chart for all Fields, both hours, all Station Groups, and all Seasons Time series table at a site (does not work with the All Cases option) Time series plot at a site (use no more than 7 cases)

Statistics Jan 1-Feb 8 2009 for wind speeds >= 3 knots	Statistics Jul 1-Aug 31 2008 for wind speeds >= 3 knots
24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations >= 3 knots 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations >= 3 knots 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS >= 3 knots 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS >= 3 knots 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations >= 3 knots 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations >= 3 knots	24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations >= 3 knots 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations >= 3 knots 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS >= 3 knots 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS >= 3 knots 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations >= 3 knots 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations >= 3 knots

Statistics Jan 1-Feb 8 2009 for wind speeds >= 3 knots

Statistics Jul 1-Aug 31 2008 for wind speeds >= 3 knots

 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations >= 3 knots


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations >= 3 knots


 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS >= 3 knots


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS >= 3 knots


 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations >= 3 knots


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations >= 3 knots

 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations >= 3 knots


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations >= 3 knots


 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS >= 3 knots


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS >= 3 knots


 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations >= 3 knots


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations >= 3 knots

Statistics Jan 1-Feb 8 2009 for all wind speeds	Statistics Jul 1-Aug 31 2008 for all wind speeds
24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations	24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations

Statistics Jan 1-Feb 8 2009 for all wind speeds

Statistics Jul 1-Aug 31 2008 for all wind speeds

 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations


 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS


 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations

 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for SA stations


 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 am PST) 12-km verification statistics for BUOYS


 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations

Statistics Jan 1-Feb 8 2009 for wind speeds <= 3 knots	Statistics Jul 1-Aug 31 2008 for wind speeds <= 3 knots
24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations	24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations

Statistics Jan 1-Feb 8 2009 for wind speeds <= 3 knots

Statistics Jul 1-Aug 31 2008 for wind speeds <= 3 knots

 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations

 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations

Statistics Jan 1-Feb 8 2009 for wind speeds >= 20 knots	Statistics Jul 1-Aug 31 2008 for wind speeds >= 20 knots
24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations	24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations

Statistics Jan 1-Feb 8 2009 for wind speeds >= 20 knots

Statistics Jul 1-Aug 31 2008 for wind speeds >= 20 knots

 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations

 24-hr Forecast 00 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations


 12-hr Forecast 12 UTC (4 pm PST) 12-km verification statistics for ALL stations

All Cases
All diff0 Cases
All diff2 Cases
YSU, std
boulac
boulac.diff0
boulac.diff2
breth
breth.diff0
breth.diff2
eta
eta.diff0
eta.diff2
eta.nofdda
etanam.nofdda
mynn21
mynn21.nofdda
mynn22
mynn25nam.nofdda
mynn31
mynn31.nofdda
mynn32
mynn35.diff0
mynn35nam.nofdda
std
std.diff0
std.diff2
std.diff0n6 no 6th order diffusion
std.diff2n6 no 6th order diffusion
std.diff1h6 half 6th order diffusion
std.diff2h6 half 6th order diffusion
std.nofdda
stdnam.nofdda
temf
temf.diff0
temf.diff2

WRF Stable PBL Comparison Tests

PBL and Diffusion Comparisons on some Portland Area Snow Events

Table 1. Standard Plots

Table 2. Geographic, Mean Statistics, and New Frequency Distribution Plots