METplus Use Case: MODE

The MODE use case utilizes the MET MODE tools.

Optional: Refer to the MET Users Guide for a description of the MET tools used in this use case.
Optional: Refer to A-Z Config Glossary section of the METplus Users Guide for a reference to METplus variables used in this use case.

Review Use Case Configuration File: MODE.conf

Open the file and look at all of the configuration variables that are defined.

less ${METPLUS_BUILD_BASE}/parm/use_cases/met_tool_wrapper/MODE/MODE.conf

Note that variables in MODE.conf reference other config variables that have been defined in other configuration files. For example:

OBS_MODE_INPUT_DIR = {INPUT_BASE}/met_test/data/sample_fcst

This references INPUT_BASE which is the METplus tutorial configuration file ${METPLUS_TUTORIAL_DIR}/tutorial.conf. METplus config variables can reference other config variables even if they are defined in a config file that is read afterwards.

Run METplus

Change to ${METPLUS_TUTORIAL_DIR}

cd ${METPLUS_TUTORIAL_DIR}

Run the following command:

run_metplus.py \

${METPLUS_BUILD_BASE}/parm/use_cases/met_tool_wrapper/MODE/MODE.conf \

${METPLUS_TUTORIAL_DIR}/tutorial.conf \

config.OUTPUT_BASE=${METPLUS_TUTORIAL_DIR}/output/MODE

METplus is finished running when control returns to your terminal console and you see the following text:

INFO: METplus has successfully finished running as user.

Review the Output Files

You should have output files in the following directories:

ls ${METPLUS_TUTORIAL_DIR}/output/MODE/mode/2005080712

mode_WRF_RH_vs_WRF_RH_P500_120000L_20050807_120000V_000000A_cts.txt
mode_WRF_RH_vs_WRF_RH_P500_120000L_20050807_120000V_000000A_obj.nc
mode_WRF_RH_vs_WRF_RH_P500_120000L_20050807_120000V_000000A_obj.txt
mode_WRF_RH_vs_WRF_RH_P500_120000L_20050807_120000V_000000A.ps

Take a look at some of the files to see what was generated.

less ${METPLUS_TUTORIAL_DIR}/output/MODE/mode/2005080712/mode_WRF_RH_vs_WRF_RH_P500_120000L_20050807_120000V_000000A_obj.txt

Review the Log Files

Log files for this run are found in ${METPLUS_TUTORIAL_DIR}/output/MODE/logs/.

The filename contains a timestamp of when it was run, in format YYYYMMDDhhmmss. The most recent timestamp will be from running the MODE use case.

ls ${METPLUS_TUTORIAL_DIR}/output/MODE/logs/metplus.log.*

NOTE: If you ran METplus on a different day than today, the log file will correspond to the day you ran. Note that some computers, such as NOAA's hera are set to UTC.

Review the Final Configuration File

The final configuration files are found in ${METPLUS_TUTORIAL_DIR}/output/MODE. Similar to the log files, the configuration file contains a timestamp of the time that the METplus command was run.

ls ${METPLUS_TUTORIAL_DIR}/output/MODE/metplus_final.conf.*

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