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Use stamp.mv and plot total precipitation ('tp') over France (mapType=2) for 00Z 24-09-2012 (compare with Figure 2 in Pantillon).

Note, stamp_diff.mv cannot be used for 'tp' as there is no precipitation data in the analyses

Compare ensemble members to analysis

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This is similar to task 1 in exercise 2, except the RMSE curves for all the ensemble members from a particular forecast will be plotted.

Right-click the ens_rmse.mv icon, select 'Edit' and plot the curves for 'mslp' and 'z500'.

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Use the stamp_diff.mv plot to look at the differences between the ensemble members and the analysis. It can be easier to understand the difference in the ensembles by using difference stamp maps.

Note, stamp_diff.mv cannot be used for 'tp' as there is no precipitation data in the analyses

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Q. Using the stamp and stamp difference maps, study the ensemble. Identify which ensembles produce "better" forecasts.
Q. Can you see any distinctive patterns in the difference maps?

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