Mesoscale Parallel Experiment Log

Experiment
Expanded NAM run with NDAS started from GDAS atmospheric states and NDASY land states every cycle (so-called "partial cycling" test)
Parallel Slot
NAMY
Control Slot
NAMEXP until 12z 3/31/2008, ops NAM until 12z 7/14/2008, NAMX until 00z 8/1/2008, NAMEXP until 00z 8/12/2008, Ops NAM thereafter
Start date of parallel experiment
12Z 2007/12/18
End date of parallel experiment
12Z 2008/10/08
Experiment changes log
Background links
Evaluation of parallel results
Daily forecast maps vs Ops NAM
Daily forecast stats
NAM Parallel and ops NAM 500 mb Height Forecasts vs GDAS analysis
Ops NAM, parallel NAM Analysis Increments / Observations
NAMEXP vs NAMY vs NAM Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (12/18/07-03/20/08)
Ops NAM vs NAMY Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (04/01/08-06/13/08)
Ops NAM vs NAMY vs NAMR Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (06/13/08-06/26/08)
NAMX/NAMY/NAMEXP Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (07/18/08-07/30/08)
Ops NAM/NAMX/NAMY Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (08/01/08-09/16/08)
NAMX vs NAMY Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (08/01/08-09/16/08)
Ops NAM vs NAMY Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (08/01/08-10/06/08)
Ctl NAM vs NAMY Verification of precipitation and against rawinsondes / surface data (02/26/07-03/31/07)

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