A diagram for evaluating multiple aspects of model performance in simulating vector fields

Xu, Zhongfeng; Hou, Zhaolu; Han, Ying; Guo, Weidong

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-4365-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-4365-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-4365-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 12

Methods for assessment of models

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06 Dec 2016

Methods for assessment of models |

| 06 Dec 2016

A diagram for evaluating multiple aspects of model performance in simulating vector fields

Zhongfeng Xu, Zhaolu Hou, Ying Han, and Weidong Guo

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RC1: 'Referee report #1', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Sep 2016
- AC1: 'response to RC1', Zhongfeng XU, 28 Oct 2016
RC2: 'Review of "A diagram for evaluating multiple aspects of model performance in simulating vector field"', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Oct 2016
- AC2: 'response to RC2', Zhongfeng XU, 28 Oct 2016

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AR by Zhongfeng XU on behalf of the Authors (28 Oct 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (07 Nov 2016) by Klaus Gierens

AR by Zhongfeng XU on behalf of the Authors (11 Nov 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

This paper devises a new diagram called the vector field evaluation (VFE) diagram. The VFE diagram is a generalized Taylor diagram and is able to provide a concise evaluation of model performance in simulating vector fields (e.g., vector winds) in terms of three statistical variables. The VFE diagram can be applied to the evaluation of full vector fields or anomaly fields as needed. Some potential applications of the VFE diagram in model evaluation are also presented in the paper.