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I agree that the PoP = C x A that we see on a lot of websites leaves something to be desired. It gets across the loose idea that the definition involves the area affected as well as the probability of occurrence, which is fine for most casual readers but can be frustrating for more inquisitive minds. How much are the confidence and the area estimated from ...
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The coordinates defined in Global Forecast System (GFS -0.5º Degree) data defined somewhat unusual. In the GFS, longitudes and latitude contains 720 and 361 values respectively. Therefore to convert them to a common geographic coordinate system follow the procedure below:
Suppose you are looking for index of coordinate pairs (36.5, -78.5) in the GFS data:
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The (statistical) variation is not the same as the gradient. The gradient is a measure how things change from here to a nearby point, or from now to a point in the near future. The variation, on the other hand, just says how often wind speeds of different magnitude happen.
For example: If the wind were to blow at exactly 30 km/h all the time, then the ...
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