diff --git a/met/docs/Users_Guide/appendixA.rst b/met/docs/Users_Guide/appendixA.rst index 71e39c64da..2fa68236cf 100644 --- a/met/docs/Users_Guide/appendixA.rst +++ b/met/docs/Users_Guide/appendixA.rst @@ -1271,8 +1271,6 @@ all grouped together. This will result in all 48 hour HWFI and H3WI track forecasts to be aggregated (statistics and scores computed) for each model separately. -As with any MET trouble, try using debug level 4 (-v 4) to see if there -are any more useful log messages. **Q. TC-Stat - How do I use rapid intensification verification?** @@ -1638,27 +1636,6 @@ using the MODE tool. Due to time and budget constraints, it also makes use of a pre-existing forecast verification library that was developed at NCAR. - -**Q. Why is PrepBUFR used?** - -A. -The first goal of MET was to replicate the capabilities of existing -verification packages and make these capabilities available to both -the DTC and the public. - -**Q. Why is GRIB used?** - -A. -Forecast data from both WRF cores can be processed into GRIB format, -and it is a commonly accepted output format for many NWP models. - -**Q. Is GRIB2 supported?** - -A. -Yes, forecast output in GRIB2 format can be read by MET. Be sure to -compile the GRIB2 code by setting the appropriate configuration -file options (see Chapter 2). - **Q. How does MET differ from the previously mentioned existing verification packages?** @@ -1666,13 +1643,6 @@ A. MET is an actively maintained, evolving software package that is being made freely available to the public through controlled version releases. -**Q. How does the MODE tool differ from the Grid-Stat tool?** - -A. -They offer different ways of viewing verification. The Grid-Stat tool -provides traditional verification statistics, while MODE provides -specialized spatial statistics. - **Q. Will the MET work on data in native model coordinates?** A. @@ -1860,21 +1830,6 @@ NetCDF library files are in */home/username/local/lib*, unset the MET_NETCDF environment variable, then run "make clean", reconfigure, and then run "make install" and "make test" again. -**Grid_stat won't run** - -* Are both the observational and forecast datasets on the same grid? - -**MODE won't run** - -* If using precipitation, do you have the same accumulation periods - for both the forecast and observations? (If you aren't sure, run pcp_combine.) - -* Are both the observation and forecast datasets on the same grid? - -**Point-Stat won't run** - -* Have you run pb2nc first on your PrepBUFR observation data? - **Error while loading shared libraries**