METplus-2.0.3

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METplus v2.0.3 Release Notes:

Configuration:

• Added DO_NOT_RUN_EXE config variable to prevent applications from actually running

• Added LOG_TIMESTAMP_USE_RUNTIME config variable to use data time in log file names instead of run time

• METPLUS_BASE config variable is automatically set to the location METplus is being run

• Added automatically generated CLOCK_TIME config variable to keep track of time METplus was run

Wrapper specific:

• mode_wrapper

– new python wrapper for MET tool mode

• mtd_wrapper

– new python wrapper for MET tool mtd (mode time domain)

• pcp_combine_wrapper

– Threshold values specified in the config files now require a comparison operator (>,>=,==,!=,<,<=,gt,ge,eq,ne,lt,le) Previously _THRESH values were assumed to use >= by pcp_combine

• grid_stat_wrapper

– grid_stat will now process all name/level/threshold combinations in a single run if desired (some cases require splitting up calls to grid_stat, such as processing probabilistic forecasts or precip accumulations)

– Added probability threshold configs for grid_stat probabilistic forecast evaluation

General:

• Compressed input files with certain file extensions (gz, zip, bz2) will be automatically uncompressed and placed into a staging area for use in METplus (with option to scrub staging directory after run) - Gempak files now can automatically be converted to NetCDF for use in METplus (See [FCST/OBS]_[MET-APP]_DATATYPE)

• NetCDF field levels can now be specified in config files, i.e. (0,0,,). NOTE: Quotes around these items are required

• Updated MET config files to use MET 8.0

• Cleanup of plotting scripts