A Comparison of GFSX Analyses and
Forgfsasts to GFS
April 2007
Height
Zonal
means
Errors
Differences GFSX-GFS
500
hPa
Zonally Asymmetric
Errors
Differences GFSX-GFS
Temperature
Zonal mean
Errors
Differences GFSX-GFS
Equator
Errors
Differences GFSX-GFS
850
hPa
Zonally Asymmetric
Errors
Differences GFSX-GFS
700 hPa
Zonally Asymmetric
Errors
Differences GFSX-GFS
Wind Magnitude
Zonal
means
Errors
Differences in Time-Mean Wind Manitude GFSX-GFS
Time-Mean Difference In Wind Magnitude (RMS) GFSX-GFS
27.5-32.5N
Differences in Time-Mean Wind Manitude GFSX-GFS
Equator
Differences in Time-Mean Wind Manitude GFSX-GFS
45S
Differences in Time-Mean Wind Manitude GFSX-GFS
100
hPa
Differences in Time-Mean Wind Magnitude GFSX-GFS
Time-Mean Difference In Wind Magnitude (RMS) GFSX-GFS
250 hPa
Zonal Mean
Time-Mean Wind Magnitude
Errors
Differences in Time-Mean Wind Manitude GFSX-GFS
850
hPa
Time-Mean Wind Magnitude
Errors
Differences in Time-Mean Wind Manitude GFSX-GFS
500
hPa
Time-Mean Wind Magnitude
Errors
Differences in Time-Mean Wind Manitude GFSX-GFS
300
hPa
Time-Mean Difference In Wind Magnitude (RMS) GFSX-GFS
500
hPa
Time-Mean Difference In Wind Magnitude (RMS) GFSX-GFS
850
hPa
Time-Mean Difference In Wind Magnitude (RMS) GFSX-GFS
Transient Eddy Kinetic Energy
Zonal
means
Errors
Differences GFSX-GFS
250
hPa
Time
means
Errors
Differences GFSX-GFS
Meridional wind
Zonal
means
Errors
Differences in Time-Mean Wind Manitude GFSX-GFS
Relative
Humidity
Zonal
means
Differences in Time-Mean Wind Magnitude GFSX-GFS
1000 hPa
950 hPa
900 hPa
850 hPa
800 hPa
700 hPa
300 hPa
200 hPa
100 hPa
