1. Analysis SLP RMS Error – Case #1 : Verified versus GFS Analysis
Date
Control
LTNG2
# of ltng obs.
LTNG4 6hr
LTNG4
1hr
LTNG4 1hr 5mm
# of ltng obs
12/16/2002 – 00
1.83
1.55 12
1.50 5
1.48
1.52 10
12/16/2002 – 06
1.86
2.03 21
1.85 11 23
12/16/2002 – 12
1.94
1.98 66 24
1.91
1.97 58
12/16/2002 – 18
1.65
1.59 35
1.57
1.60 40
12/17/2002 – 00
1.42
1.47 76
1.27 31
1.29
12/17/2002 – 06
1.30
1.43 94
1.41 47
1.37
113
12/17/2002 – 12
1.62
1.18 42
1.38
1.33
102
12/17/2002 – 18
1.39
1.35 27 54
12/18/2002 – 00
1.75
1.76 16
1.45
1.49 52
12/18/2002 – 06
1.93 79
2.05 44
1.44
114
12/18/2002 – 12
1.23
1.36
129
1.24 61
193
12/18/2002 – 18
2.09
145 74
2.00
1.96
173
12/19/2002 – 00
1.79
175
1.82 81
1.63
1.53
202
12/19/2002 – 06
195
104
227
12/19/2002 – 12
1.58
185
1.54
121
1.74
213
12/19/2002 – 18
1.51
117 51
125
12/20/2002 – 00
2.04
1.69 46 28 59
12/20/2002 – 06 15
1.84 48
12/20/2002 – 12
1.46 55
12/20/2002 – 18
1.28 8
1.26
1.32

2. Analysis H500 RMS Error – Case #1 : Verified versus GFS Analysis
Date
Control
LTNG2
# of ltng obs.
LTNG4 6hr
LTNG4
1hr
LTNG4 1hr 5mm
# of ltng obs
12/16/2002 – 00
12.1
13.6 12
11.8 5
11.7
11.5 10
12/16/2002 – 06
21.0
20.8 21
17.9 11
17.6 23
12/16/2002 – 12
20.2
16.0 66
15.8 24
14.9
15.3 58
12/16/2002 – 18
21.4
20.6 35
19.1 40
12/17/2002 – 00
21.3
21.5 76
20.0 31
18.7
12/17/2002 – 06
22.0 94
19.9 47
20.1
113
12/17/2002 – 12
22.6
22.5
19.5 42
20.4
19.8
102
12/17/2002 – 18
26.4
26.3
22.3 27
24.0
23.2 54
12/18/2002 – 00
21.2
21.9
16.9 16
17.7 52
12/18/2002 – 06
26.1
24.5 79
22.1 44
22.4
114
12/18/2002 – 12
129
18.2 61
18.1
16.5
193
12/18/2002 – 18
20.9
145 74
173
12/19/2002 – 00
19.6
175
15.7 81
18.3
202
12/19/2002 – 06
195
104
18.4
227
12/19/2002 – 12
16.4
185
14.5
121
15.4
13.7
213
12/19/2002 – 18
117
16.3 51
17.3
16.8
125
12/20/2002 – 00
16.1 46
13.4 28
14.1
13.0 59
12/20/2002 – 06
17.1 15
19.3 48
12/20/2002 – 12
11.2
10.6
10.5 55
12/20/2002 – 18 8
13.2
13.8