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Case Study on METAR vs RTMA/URMA Verification for a Radiational Cooling Event

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Don Van Dyke, modified 3 Years ago.

Case Study on METAR vs RTMA/URMA Verification for a Radiational Cooling Event

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Greetings, here is a real world example from Nov 30th that documents some big differences in interpreting forecasts from a verification perspective depending on how it's examined.  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lec1O5i1rBDUl-Fz80KOmEjJGCUeRmEIS3NBUzXbvAY/edit?usp=sharing

The last slide contains a couple of possible solutions. 

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Don Van Dyke
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