Data and model comparisons

This is the web interface for the visualization of observational data and results of several model run results.

Please review the default selections below and make your changes.

To start the graphics program click the Update Plot button. The resulting image will be displayed at this location of the page.

Should the result be a black image, then the graphics program encountered a programming error. Please report the set of input parameters used.

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  Update Plot will update (generate) the plot with the chosen time and plot parameters below.
This will take some time (typically 10-30s) as data are read in and processed.

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Plot Options:
Image magnification 
Line thickness (EPS image output only)
Character thickness  (all annotations)
Thickeness of Observation Data overplot (0: obs. data appears behind model results) 
New: Logarithmic Y axis  (when log scale is selected, skills are calculated from the logarithm of observation and model values)
New: Apply lower limit to data  Minimum value:
New: Apply upper limit to data  Maximum value:
Vertical offset between data and model traces: (≠0: stack plot)

     Lock plot range:
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     Show scores  
    Spectral analysis:    Window Length [min]:     Window overlap [%]: 

Select model settings
  1_SWMF:   BATSRUS 7.73, 2M cells, CCMC
  2_SWMF:   BATSRUS 7.73, 700k cells (real-time setup), CCMC
  3_SWMF:   BATSRUS 8.01 with RCM, 2M cells, CCMC
  4_SWMF:   BATSRUS 8.01, 3 M cells, CCMC
  5_SWMF:   BATSRUS 8.01 with RCM, 3M cells, CCMC
  6_SWMF:   SWMF v20090403, BATSRUS+RCM2, 900k cells, RT on 64 procs., A. Ridley
  9_SWMF:   SWMF.v20110131, ~1 mln cells with RCM, 1/4 Re res. out to 8 Re real time on 64 processors at CCMC (DeltaB, Dst from CCMC processing CalcDeltaB)
  9a_SWMF:   SWMF.v20110131, ~1 mln cells with RCM, run same as 9_SWMF (DeltaB, Dst from SWMF model itself)
  1_OPENGGCM:   OpenGGCM 3.1, 3 M cells, subtracted GSE_OpenGGCM dipole, added GSE dipole
  4_OPENGGCM:   OpenGGCM 4.0, 3.882M cells, real-time setting, with updating dipole
  1_LFM:   Michael_Wiltberger (13/11/2008,15/05/2009)
  1_CMIT:   CMIT 2.0, George_Millward (28/05/2009, 04/06/2009)
  2_CMIT:   CMIT 2.1.5, LFM-MIX-TIEGCM (CCMC, 2012), Delta-B calculation with FAC up to R=3.5 (Jan. 4, 2013)
  1_LFM-MIX:   GEM2008_CHALLENGE_061410 runs, CCMC (2010) Delta-B calculation with FAC up to R=3.5 (Jan. 4, 2013)
  2_LFM-MIX:   LTR 2.1-1, LFM+MIX, ~163K cells, CCMC (2011), Delta-B calculation with FAC up to R=3.5 (Jan. 4, 2013)
  1_WEIMER:   Weimer 2005, Daniel_Weimer (12/05/2009)
  2_WEIMER:   Weimer 2005, GEM08_Daniel_Weimer_030809
  3_WEIMER:   Weimer 2011, Empirical model of geomagnetic perturbations finalized in 2011. Input values are from ACE measurements and the F10.7 index.
  4_WEIMER:   Weimer 2011, Empirical geomagnetic prediction model, IMF values for input to model are derived from 5min averages of ACE data calculated at 1min. intervals.
  5_WEIMER:   Weimer empirical geomagnetic prediction model (issued 2012/04/06, geographic station positions. WARNING - this one used solar wind By=0 in error!)
  6_WEIMER:   Weimer empirical geomagnetic prediction model (issued 2012/04/06, geographic station positions, outputs rotated to geomagnetic dipole coordinates, 17-minute solar wind delay added)
  1_WEIGEL:   Robert Weigel's ground perturbation model, 30-minute climatological averages
  2_WEIGEL:   Robert Weigel's ground perturbation model, 30-minute values, based on 12-hour history of vBs, run at CCMC in April 2012
  3_WEIGEL:   R.Weigel's ground perturbation model (issued 2012/03/15)


  Reset Form will reset changes to the defaults specified by the previous run of this script.
  Update Plot will update (generate) the plot with the chosen time and plot parameters above.

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