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Validation Hirlam 7.2
Statistical parameters
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Statistical parameters
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Running 3-month statistics
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WAQUA/DCSM
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Verification 2002–2010
Validation Hirlam 7.2
Over forecast, 1 Mar 2008
Allerheiligenvloed 2006
Validation Hirlam 7.0
Reforecasting Hirlam 6.3
Reforecasting experiments: 13 Feb 2005
Summerstorm on 23/24 June 2004
Validation Hirlam 6.3
Missed depression on 13 January 2004
Water level bias in 2003
Bias in Sheerness, early 2002
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Validation of Hirlam 7.2: Statistical parameters
Verification quantities which have been used are bias, standard deviation (σ) and root mean square error (RMSE).
They are defined as:
Bias
Sample standard deviation
Root mean-square error