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- The difference in wind speeds between e-suite and o-suite. This has been further evaluated with the ENS reforecasts. Comparing the 99th percentile of the wind speeds and wind gusts for October (in total 1920 forecasts), we see some signs of lower extreme winds in the e-suite. However, the magnitude of the difference is small (about 1 m/s0 and it is hard to verify whether the change is good or bad.
7. Additional material
Tendency plot for a few analysis cycles can be found here: http://intra.ecmwf.int/plots/d/inspect/_dir_dir_38R2_STORMS/dir_38R2_STORMS/Analysis/analysis_tendencies!38R2_20131027-20131027!mean!u!StormLocation!850!/