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The plots below show ASCAT diagnostics (analysis and first guess vs. observations) for three assimilation cycles during the life-time of Pam. In the first example (from 9 March 12z), there are a cluster of vectors that got the wrong direction assign due to the position error in the first guess. The second example is an example (11 March 00z) of a good first guess which led to good usage of the vectors. In the third example (12 March 00z) many vectors were rejected due to the strong wind speeds.
3.2 HRES
3.3 ENS
The plots below shows the operational TC plumes (ENS+HRES) for Pam.
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