MET Users Guide
- MET version 9.0.2, May 2020
- MET version 9.0.1, April 2020
- MET version 9.0, March 2020
- MET version 8.1.2, October 2019
- MET version 8.1.1, July 2019
- MET version 8.1, May 2019
- MET version 8.0
- MET version 7.0
- MET version 6.1
- MET version 6.0
- MET version 5.2
- MET version 5.1
- MET-TC version 5.0
- MET version 5.0
- MET-TC version 4.1
- MET version 4.1
- MET version 4.0.1
- MET version 4.0
- MET version 3.1
- MET version 3.0.3
- MET version 3.0.2
- MET version 3.0.1
- MET version 3.0
- MET version 2.0 rev
- MET version 2.0
- MET version 1.1
- MET version 1.0
- MET version 0.9
Tutorial Presentations
- METplus Tutorial, October 1 - 5, 2018 at NCWCP
- MET Tutorial, Winter 2018, 3-Day MET Tutorial
MET Related White Papers
- Gilleland, E., 2021. Spatial dissimilarity measures for comparing spatial fields (OpenSky Citable URL, http://n2t.net/ark:/85065/d7gf0xws).
- Bullock, R., et. al., 2016: Method for Object-Based Diagnostic Evaluation NCAR Technical Note NCAR/TN-532+STR, 84pp.
Detailed examination of the internal workings of MODE. - Harrold, M., 2011: Comparison of the NCEP and DTC Verification Software Packages (view pdf file)
Provides a systematic comparison of the verification results for precipitation and upper-air variables from MET and the NCEP verification software package, on which MET was based. - Gilleland, E., 2010: Confidence intervals for forecast verification. NCAR Technical Note NCAR/TN-479+STR, 71pp.
Discusses in great statistical detail both the parametric and non-parametric confidence intervals applied in MET. - Confidence Intervals for forecast verification: Practical Considerations discusses at a higher level the confidence interval methods applied in MET. It is geared toward the typical MET user. (view pdf file)
- The NetCDF Point Observation Format write-up describes the NetCDF file format used in METv1.0 for the output of the PB2NC tool and input to the Point-Stat tool. Users wishing to reformat their point observations into this intermediate NetCDF point observation format may find this write-up useful.
- The Moments, Centroid, and Axis Angles write-up describes how first and higher order moments are used to define several object attributes for the MODE tool.
(view pdf file) - The Least-Squares Circle Fit write-up describes the method used for computing the center of curvature object attribute for the MODE tool.
(view pdf file) - The Great Circle Distances and Bearings write-up explains Great Circle arcs which may be used in plotting object polyline outlines for the MODE tool.
(view pdf file) - The Velocity Vectors write-up explains how map projections transform velocity vectors.
(view pdf file) - The MODE Areas write-up explains the bug in how MODE was reporting object areas that is resolved in the METv4.1 release.
(view pdf file) - The PB2NC Virtual Temperature write-up explains the bug in how the PB2NC tool was extracting virtual temperature values instead of sensible temperature that is patched for METv4.0 and METv4.1.
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