ODT Past Performance
Legend : TAFB   - Tropical Analysis Forecast Branch - NOAA/NCEP
SAB      - Satellite Analysis Branch - NOAA/NESDIS
AFWA  - U.S. Air Force Weather Agency
Units in hPa Bias     RMSE   Sample
ODT +1.69       7.34        407
Op. Center +4.31     10.35        407
Units in hPa Bias     RMSE   Sample
TAFB +2.29     10.76        305
ODT +1.58       7.46        305
SAB +4.88     10.42        319
ODT +1.45       7.35        319
AFWA +5.55     12.06        146
ODT +0.53       7.39        146
Developmental Data Sample
1995-1997
Units in hPa Bias     RMSE   Sample
ODT -0.72       7.97        397
Op. Center -0.05     10.38        397
Units in hPa Bias     RMSE   Sample
TAFB -1.25     10.65        341
ODT -0.62       8.72        341
SAB +0.58       9.91        334
ODT -0.53       8.75        334
AFWA +1.83     10.40        334
ODT -0.43       8.07        334
Independent Data Sample
1998-1999