Real-Time Energetics Diagnostics

These plots are created twice a day, using data from the 00Z or 12Z GFS analysis. All plots (except the wave packet envelope function and 300-hPa heights) show vertical averages of the quantities plotted. The mean state used in making these plots is derived from the GFS analyses valid at the corresponding time over the most recent 28 days. Currently, 100.000 % of the data is good.


Swanson and Roebber (2008) showed that analysis error over the North Pacific leads to greater forecast uncertainty downstream over North America. The current GFS/ECMWF 500-mb height differences over the North Pacific are provided to augment the energetics/wave packet analyses.

Northern Hemisphere Plots
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Eddy Kinetic Energy
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Eddy Kinetic Energy Advection by Eddy Wind
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Ageostrophic Geopotential Flux Convergence
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Baroclinic Conversion
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Barotropic Conversion
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Wave Packet Envelope Function (C. Demod.)
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Day -3
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Wave Packet Envelope Function (Zimin)
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Hovmöller Diagram of Ageo. Geop. Flux Conv..
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Hovmöller Diagram of Baroclinic Conversion
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Hovmöller Diagram of Barotropic Conversion
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Hovmöller Diagram of Wave Packet Env. Func. CD
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Hovmöller Diagram of Wave Packet Env. Func. Z
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Southern Hemisphere Plots
180W-60W 120W-0 60W-60E 0-120E 60E-180E 120E-120W
Eddy Kinetic Energy
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Eddy Kinetic Energy Advection by Eddy Wind
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Ageostrophic Geopotential Flux Convergence
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Baroclinic Conversion
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Barotropic Conversion
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Wave Packet Envelope Function (C. Demod.)
Animation
Day -4
Day -3
Day -2
Day -1
Current
Wave Packet Envelope Function (Zimin)
Animation
Day -4
Day -3
Day -2
Day -1
Current
Hovmöller Diagram of Ageo. Geop. Flux Conv.
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Hovmöller Diagram of Baroclinic Conversion
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Hovmöller Diagram of Barotropic Conversion
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Hovmöller Diagram of Wave Packet Envl. Func. CD
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Hovmöller Diagram of Wave Packet Envl. Func. Z
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References

Acknowledgement

Special thanks to Justin McLay, whose prior work has laid the foundation for this web page.

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