Mesoscale Parallel Experiment Log

Experiment
North American NEMS/NMMB parallel run
Parallel Slot
NAMX
Control Slot
NAMB until 00z 3/23/2011, ops NAM thereafter
Start date of parallel experiment
12Z 2009/12/01
End date of parallel experiment
06Z 2011/10/18
Experiment changes log
Background links
Evaluation of parallel results
Forecast maps vs ops NAM (00z/12z run)
Forecast maps vs ops NAM (06z/18z run)
Forecast maps of 00Z/12Z NAMX parent run vs 6 km Alaska nested run
Forecast maps of 00Z/12Z NAMX parent run vs 4 km CONUS nested run
Forecast maps of 00Z/12Z NAMX parent run vs 3 km Hawaii nested run
Forecast maps of 00Z/12Z NAMX parent run vs 3 km Puerto Rico nested run
Forecast maps of 06Z/18Z NAMX parent run vs 6 km Alaska nested run
Forecast maps of 06Z/18Z NAMX parent run vs 4 km CONUS nested run
Forecast maps of 06Z/18Z NAMX parent run vs 3 km Hawaii nested run
Forecast maps of 06Z/18Z NAMX parent run vs 3 km Puerto Rico nested run
Forecast maps of Fire Weather nest (last four cycles)
Forecast maps of latest Alaska DGEX parallel vs ops DGEX
Forecast maps of latest CONUS DGEX parallel vs ops DGEX
Daily forecast stats
NAM Parallel and ops NAM 500 mb Height Forecasts vs GDAS analysis
NDAS soil states : Parallel vs Ops
Ops NAM, NAMX, NAMB vs Ops NDAS vs RTMA Analysis
Ops NAM, NAMX, CONUSNESTX vs Ops NDAS vs RTMA Analysis
Analysis increments : Parallel vs Ops
Ops/Parallel NDAS/NAM Surface Radiation Budget Verification

Seasonal cumulative statistics:

Ops NAM vs Pll NAM Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (06/01/10-08/31/10)
Ops NAM vs Pll NAM Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (09/01/10-11/30/10)
Ops NAM vs Pll NAM Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (12/01/10-02/28/11)
Ops NAM vs Pll NAM Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (03/01/11-05/31/11)
Ops NAM vs Pll NAM Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (06/01/11-08/31/11)
Ops NAM vs Pll NAM Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (09/01/11-10/04/11)
Ops NAM vs Pll NAM (12 km) vs Alaska/CONUS nests verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (07/12/10-08/30/10)
Ops NAM vs Pll NAM (12 km) vs Alaska/CONUS nests verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (09/01/10-11/30/10)
Ops NAM vs Pll NAM (12 km) vs Alaska/CONUS nests verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (12/01/10-02/28/11)
Ops NAM vs Pll NAM (12 km) vs Alaska/CONUS nests verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (03/23/11-05/31/11)
Ops NAM vs Pll NAM (12 km) vs Alaska/CONUS nests verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (06/01/11-08/31/11)
Ops NAM vs Pll NAM (12 km) vs Alaska/CONUS nests verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (09/01/11-10/04/11)
Ops DGEX vs Pll DGEX Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (06/01/11-08/31/11)
Ops DGEX vs Pll DGEX Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (09/01/11-10/06/11)

Cumulative statistics since parallel codes were frozen:

Ops NAM vs Pll NAM Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (03/23/11-09/05/11)
Ops NAM vs Pll NAM vs Alaska/CONUS nests verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (03/23/11-09/06/11)
Ops DGEX vs Pll DGEX Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (04/16/11-09/05/11)

Cumulative statistics during experimental testing:

Ops NAM vs NAMB vs NAMX Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (12/01/09-01/23/10)
Ops NAM vs NAMB vs NAMX Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (01/27/10-02/21/10)
Ops NAM vs NAMB vs NAMX Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (03/01/10-03/06/10)
Ops NAM vs NAMB vs NAMX Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (03/09/10-03/27/10)
Ops NAM vs NAMB vs NAMX Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (03/31/10-05/09/10)
Ops NAM vs NAMB vs NAMX Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (05/19/10-07/20/10)
Ops NAM vs NAMB vs NAMX Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (08/04/10-09/13/10)
Ops NAM vs NAMB vs NAMX Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (09/22/10-10/26/10)
Ops NAM vs NAMB vs NAMX Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (11/10/10-11/22/10)
Ops NAM vs NAMB vs NAMX Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (11/11/10-12/09/10)
Ops NAM vs NAMB vs NAMX Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (12/09/10-12/26/10)
Ops NAM vs NAMX vs Alaska/CONUS nests (both run 00z and 12z cycles) verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (07/12/10-07/25/10)
Ops NAM vs NAMX vs Alaska/CONUS nests (both run 00z and 12z cycles) verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (08/04/10-08/29/10)
Ops NAM vs NAMX vs Alaska/CONUS nests (both run 00z and 12z cycles) verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (08/30/10-10/31/10)
Ops NAM vs NAMX vs Alaska/CONUS nests (both run 00z and 12z cycles) verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (09/24/10-10/30/10)
Ops NAM vs NAMX vs Alaska/CONUS nests (both run 00z and 12z cycles) verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (11/10/10-11/22/10)

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