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For <strong>the</strong> CTEX3 experiment, <strong>the</strong> average rankings across <strong>the</strong> 11 statistics is nearly identical to <strong>the</strong><br />

rankings produced by <strong>the</strong> RANK integrated statistic that combines <strong>the</strong> four <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> statistics for<br />

correlation (PCC), bias (FB), spatial (FMS) <strong>and</strong> cumulative distribution (KS) with only HYSPLIT<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>CALPUFF</strong> exchanging places. This switch was due to <strong>CALPUFF</strong> having lower scores in <strong>the</strong><br />

FA2 <strong>and</strong> FA5 metrics compared to HYSPLIT. If not for this, <strong>the</strong> average rank across all 11 metrics<br />

would have been <strong>the</strong> same as Draxler’s RANK score. However, <strong>the</strong> analyst should use discretion<br />

in relying too heavily upon RANK score without consideration to which performance metrics are<br />

important measures for <strong>the</strong> particular evaluation goals. For example, if performance goals are<br />

not concerned with a model’s ability to perform well in space <strong>and</strong> time, <strong>the</strong>n reliance upon<br />

spatial statistics, such as <strong>the</strong> FMS, in <strong>the</strong> composite RANK value may not be appropriate.<br />

Table ES‐5. Summary <strong>of</strong> model ranking for <strong>the</strong> CTEX3 using <strong>the</strong> ATMES‐II statistical<br />

performance metrics <strong>and</strong> comparing <strong>the</strong>ir average rankings to <strong>the</strong> RANK metric.<br />

Statistic 1 st 2 nd<br />

3 rd<br />

4 th<br />

5 th 6 th<br />

FMS CAMx SCIPUFF HYSPLIT <strong>CALPUFF</strong> FLEXPART CALGRID<br />

FAR FLEXPART CAMx SCIPUFF <strong>CALPUFF</strong> HYSPLIT CALGRID<br />

POD CAMx FLEXPART SCIPUFF HYSPLIT <strong>CALPUFF</strong> CALGRID<br />

TS FLEXPART CAMx SCIPUFF HYSPLIT <strong>CALPUFF</strong> CALGRID<br />

FOEX HYSPLIT CAMx SCIPUFF <strong>CALPUFF</strong> CALGRID FLEXPART<br />

FA2 CAMx SCIPUFF FLEXPART HYSPLIT CALGRID <strong>CALPUFF</strong><br />

FA5 CAMx SCIPUFF FLEXPART HYSPLIT <strong>CALPUFF</strong> CALGRID<br />

NMSE FLEXPART CAMx <strong>CALPUFF</strong> SCIPUFF CALGRID HYSPLIT<br />

PCC or R CAMx SCIPUFF <strong>CALPUFF</strong> CALGRID FLEXPART HYSPLIT<br />

FB FLEXPART CAMx SCIPUFF <strong>CALPUFF</strong> CALGRID HYSPLIT<br />

KS HYSPLIT CAMx SCIPUFF <strong>CALPUFF</strong> FLEXPART CALGRID<br />

Avg. Ranking CAMx SCIPUFF FLEXPART HYSPLIT <strong>CALPUFF</strong> CALGRID<br />

Avg. Score 1.55 2.72 3.0 4.0 4.27 5.55<br />

RANK Ranking CAMx SCIPUFF FLEXPART <strong>CALPUFF</strong> HYSPLIT CALGRID<br />

RANK 1.91 1.71 1.44 1.43 1.25 0.98<br />

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