| Regional Climate Modeling Evaluation Toolkit Use Case |
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| User = Scientist |
| System = RCMES |
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| Goal: Compute Metrics on a Local Climate Model |
| Main Success Scenario |
| 1. User logs into System |
| 2. User selects a model file |
| 3. User selects model latitude, longitude, time and parameter |
| 4. User selects observation datasets and parameters |
| 5. System returns the time range information where Obs and Model |
| parameters overlap. |
| 6. User selects time range. |
| 7. System returns VALID re-gridding options for Space and Time. |
| (VALID meaning smaller grid to a larger grid step) |
| 8. User selects the re-gridding options |
| 9. Optional Processing (SEE OPEN ISSUES SECTION) |
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| Extensions: |
| 1a: User has no account setup |
| .1: User will create an account |
| .2: System will create an upload directory for the account |
| and email instructions about how to FTP the model files into |
| the new directory |
| Main Success Scenario Step 1 |
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| 2a: User has no models in the System to choose |
| .1: User will FTP their model file(s) into their upload directory |
| Main Success Scenario Step 2 |
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| # This could be prevented if Step 4 ONLY returns Datasets with a proper |
| # temporal overlap. This might be an enhancement in the future. |
| 5a: The Model and Observational Datasets don't have a time overlap |
| .1: System will return a message explaining the lack of overlap |
| Main Success Scenario Step 4 |
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| OPEN QUESTIONS/ISSUES |
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| ***Optional Processing*** |
| Masked Region: Does this work today? |
| Seasonal Cycles: Does this option work? |
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| User will select the Metric they want to compute. [Should we consider limiting |
| this list based on what is being selected in the model and observations] |
| Metrics: |
| -Bias: mean bias across full time range |
| -Mean Absolute Error: across full time range |
| -Difference: calculated at each time unit |
| -Anomaly Correlation |
| -Pattern Correlation |
| *Probability Distribution Function similarity score |
| -Root Mean Square Error |
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| Customize Plots: Does this work today? |