# Set of Common Tools for Forecast Verification

## Documentation for package ‘s2dverification’ version 2.8.6

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s2dverification-package | Set of Common Tools for Forecast Verification
.BrierScore | Compute Brier Score And Its Decomposition And Brier Skill Score
.Corr | Computes the correlation coefficient between an array of forecasts and their corresponding observations
.RatioRMS | Computes the Ratio Between The RMSE of Two Experiments
.RatioSDRMS | Computes the ratio between the ensemble spread and RMSE
.RMS | Computes Root Mean Square Error
.RMSSS | Computes Root Mean Square Skill Score
.Trend | Computes the Trend of the Ensemble Mean
ACC | Computes Anomaly Correlation Coefficient
Alpha | Estimates AutoCorrelation At Lag 1 following Guemas et al, BAMS, 2013b
AnimateMap | Animate Maps of Forecast/Observed Values or Scores Over Forecast Time
Ano | Computes Forecast or Observed Anomalies
Ano_CrossValid | Computes Anomalies In Cross-Validation Mode
ArrayToNetCDF | Save multidimensional R arrays into NetCDF files
BrierScore | Compute Brier Score And Its Decomposition And Brier Skill Score
CDORemap | Interpolates arrays with longitude and latitude dimensions using CDO
Clim | Computes Bias Corrected Climatologies
clim.colors | Generate Climate Color Palettes
clim.palette | Generate Climate Color Palettes
Cluster | K-means Clustering
ColorBar | Draws a Color Bar
Composite | Computes composites
ConfigAddEntry | Add, Remove Or Edit Entries In The Configuration
ConfigApplyMatchingEntries | Apply Matching Entries To Dataset Name And Variable Name To Find Related Info
ConfigEditDefinition | Add Modify Or Remove Variable Definitions In Configuration
ConfigEditEntry | Add, Remove Or Edit Entries In The Configuration
ConfigFileCreate | Functions To Create Open And Save Configuration File
ConfigFileOpen | Functions To Create Open And Save Configuration File
ConfigFileSave | Functions To Create Open And Save Configuration File
ConfigRemoveDefinition | Add Modify Or Remove Variable Definitions In Configuration
ConfigRemoveEntry | Add, Remove Or Edit Entries In The Configuration
ConfigShowDefinitions | Show Configuration Tables And Definitions
ConfigShowSimilarEntries | Find Similar Entries In Tables Of Datasets
ConfigShowTable | Show Configuration Tables And Definitions
Consist_Trend | Computes Trends Using Only Model Data For Which Observations Are Available
Corr | Computes the correlation coefficient between an array of forecasts and their corresponding observations
Enlarge | Extends The Number Of Dimensions of A Matrix
Eno | Computes Effective Sample Size With Classical Method
EnoNew | Computes Effective Sample Size Following Guemas et al, BAMS, 2013b
EOF | Area-Weighted Empirical Orthogonal Function Analysis Using SVD
Filter | Filter Frequency Peaks From An Array
FitAcfCoef | Fits an AR1 AutoCorrelation Function Using the Cardano Formula
FitAutocor | Fits an AR1 Autocorrelation Function Using Dichotomy
GenSeries | Generates An AR1 Time Series
Histo2Hindcast | Chunks Long Simulations For Comparison With Hindcasts
IniListDims | Creates A List Of Integer Ranges
InsertDim | Adds A Dimension To An Array
LeapYear | Checks Whether A Year Is Leap Year
Load | Loads Experimental And Observational Data
Mean1Dim | Averages An Array Along A Dimension
MeanListDim | Averages An Array Along Multiple Dimensions
NAO | Computes the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Index
Plot2VarsVsLTime | Plot Two Scores With Confidence Intervals In A Common Plot
PlotACC | Plot Plumes/Timeseries Of Anomaly Correlation Coefficients
PlotAno | Plot Raw Or Smoothed Anomalies
PlotBoxWhisker | Box-And-Whisker Plot of Time Series with Ensemble Distribution
PlotClim | Plots Climatologies
PlotEquiMap | Maps A Two-Dimensional Variable On A Cylindrical Equidistant Projection
PlotLayout | Arrange and Fill Multi-Pannel Layouts With Optional Colour Bar
PlotMatrix | Function to convert any numerical table to a grid of coloured squares.
PlotSection | Plots A Vertical Section
PlotStereoMap | Maps A Two-Dimensional Variable On A Polar Stereographic Projection
PlotVsLTime | Plots A Score Along The Forecast Time With Its Confidence Interval
ProbBins | Computes Probabilistic Information of a Forecast Relative to a Threshold or a Quantile
ProjectField | Project Anomalies onto Modes of Variability
RatioRMS | Computes the Ratio Between The RMSE of Two Experiments
RatioSDRMS | Computes the ratio between the ensemble spread and RMSE
Regression | Computes The Regression Of An Array On Another Along A Dimension
RMS | Computes Root Mean Square Error
RMSSS | Computes Root Mean Square Skill Score
s2dverification | Set of Common Tools for Forecast Verification
sampleDepthData | Sample of Experimental Data for Forecast Verification In Function Of Latitudes And Depths
sampleMap | Sample Of Observational And Experimental Data For Forecast Verification In Function Of Longitudes And Latitudes
sampleTimeSeries | Sample Of Observational And Experimental Data For Forecast Verification As Area Averages
Season | Computes Seasonal Means
SelIndices | Slices A Matrix Along A Dimension
Smoothing | Smoothes An Array Along A Dimension
Spectrum | Estimates Frequency Spectrum
Spread | Computes InterQuartile Range, Maximum-Minimum, Standard Deviation and Median Absolute Deviation of the Ensemble Members
StatSeasAtlHurr | Compute estimate of seasonal mean of Atlantic hurricane activity
Subset | Subset a Data Array
SVD | Single Value Decomposition (Maximum Covariance Analysis)
ToyModel | Synthetic forecast generator imitating seasonal to decadal forecasts. The components of a forecast: (1) predictabiltiy (2) forecast error (3) non-stationarity and (4) ensemble generation. The forecast can be computed for real observations or observations generated artifically.
Trend | Computes the Trend of the Ensemble Mean
UltimateBrier | Computes Brier Scores