TC-Stat Tool: General
TC-Stat Functionality
The TC-Stat tool reads the .tcst output file(s) of the TC-Pairs tool. This tools provides the ability to further filter the TCST output files as well as summarize the statistical information. The TC-Stat tool reads .tcst files and runs one or more analysis jobs on the data. TC-Stat can be run by specifying a single job on the command line or multiple jobs using a configuration file. The TC-Stat tool is very similar to the Stat-Analysis tool. The two analysis job types are summarized below:
- The filter job simply filters out lines from one or more TCST files that meet the filtering options specified.
- The summary job operates on one column of data from TCST file. It produces summary information for that column of data: mean, standard deviation, min, max, and the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles, independence time, and frequency of superior performance.
- The rirw job identifies rapid intensification or weakening events in the forecast and analysis tracks and applies categorical verification methods.
- The probrirw job applies probabilistic verification methods to evaluate probability of rapid inensification forecasts found in edeck's.
TC-Stat Usage
View the usage statement for TC-Stat by simply typing the following:
| Usage: tc_stat | ||
| -lookin path | TCST file or top-level directory containing TCST files (where TC-Pairs output resides). It allows the use of wildcards (at least one tcst file is required). | |
| [-out file] | Output path or specific filename to which output should be written rather than the screen (optional). | |
| [-log file] | Outputs log messages to the specified file | |
| [-v level] | Level of logging | |
| [-config config_file] | [JOB COMMAND LINE] (Note: "|" means "or") | ||
| [-config config_file] | TCStat config file containing TC-Stat jobs to be run. | |
| [JOB COMMAND LINE] | Arguments necessary to perform a TC-Stat job. |
At a minimum, you must specify at least one directory or file in which to find TCST data (using the -lookin path command line option) and either a configuration file (using the -config config_file command line option) or a job command on the command line.
