BlobStats (optional AR characteristics statistic tool)

AR characteristics stats can be obtained from running BlobStats. AR characteristics data need to be in place in the dir_in as case_name+"_blobstats.txt" before calling app/ar_character.py and app/ar_metrics_character_bias.py. BlobStats will be integrated as part of the ARMP in future development.

• BlobStats installation https://github.com/ClimateGlobalChange/tempestextremes

• documentation: https://climate.ucdavis.edu/tempestextremes.php

• BlobStats python package: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/tempest-extremes

• Examples to run BlobStats

TE/BlobStats --in_list ERA5_stats_in_list.txt --out_file ERA5_stats_out_list.txt --out "centlat,centlon,area,wtpcawidth,wtpcalength" --var "binary_tag" --wtvar "_VECMAG(VIWVE,VIWVN)" --findblobs --latname latitude --lonname longitude

TE/BlobStats --in_list CanESM2_stats_in_list.txt --out_file CanESM2_stats_out_list.txt --out "centlat,centlon,area,wtpcawidth,wtpcalength" --var "binary_tag" --wtvar "_VECMAG(uhusavi,vhusavi)" --findblobs --latname lat --lonname lon

Save file as case_name+"_blobstats.txt" before calling app/ar_character.py and app/ar_metrics_character_bias.py.