Scorecard for IFS cycle 38r1

Comparison of scores of model cycle 38r1 (combination of research experiments and the current e-suite) and cycle 37r3 (the current operational model) verified by the respective analyses or radiosonde observations at 00UTC for 2 June 2011 to 10 May 2012.

        anomaly
correlation
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error
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deviation
europe against analysis Relative humidity 300hPa  
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Temperature 100hPa  
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europe
n.afr
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n.hem against analysis 10m wind    
Relative humidity 300hPa  
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Temperature 100hPa  
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against observations Temperature 100hPa  
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s.hem against analysis 10m wind    
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against observations Temperature 100hPa  
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tropics against analysis 10m wind    
Relative humidity 300hPa  
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against observations Temperature 100hPa  
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Symbol legend: for a given forecast step... (d: score difference, s: confidence interval width)
Cy38r1 far better than Cy37r3 statistically significant (the confidence bar above zero by more than its height )(d/s>3)
Cy38r1 better than Cy37r3 statistically significant (d/s≥1)
Cy38r1 better than Cy37r3, yet not statistically significant (d/s≥0.5)
not really any difference between Cy37r3 and Cy38r1
Cy38r1 worse than Cy37r3, yet not statistically significant (d/s≤-0.5)
Cy38r1 worse than Cy37r3 statistically significant (d/s≤-1)
Cy38r1 far worse than Cy37r3 statistically significant (the confidence bar below zero by more than its height) (d/s<-3)
Statistical significance evaluated by paired t-test for 95% significance level.