Esben Almqvist wrote:
> Hi Miguel!
> 
> Thank you for your answer. This is what I tested yesterday. First my time 
> series had errors in the observation data from 3.00 to 6.00 and the forecast 
> was to be made for 00.00. I looked into what data was used in initial.f and I 
> saw that the data was truncated so it started at 7.00 and all the previous 
> data was removed. When I introduced an error at 19.00-21.00 the data wasn't 
> truncated. According to your information, the data was replaced by the 
> forecast data.
> Have I understood this correctly or did I look at the wrong data?

You understood correctly. Where there any observation data before 3:00 
in your first test?

> 
> If the surface temperature, which is not present in the forecast file, is 
> missing in the 
> coupling phase, is the value first removed and then interpolated?

Yes.

The subsurface temperature is a special case. The last valid temperature 
 is used to replace the invalid temperature (if temp[i] is invalid and 
temp[i-1] is valid, then temp[i] =temp[i-1])



> Is there a limit for the amount of data that can be missing? 

>From the moment there is one valid observation at the start time and that the 
>atmospheric forecast covers the beginning and the end of the roadcast period, 
>it is fine.

> I saw that the model complained when there was more than 240 minutes of 
> missing data.

You mean a warning? See:
http://documentation.wikia.com/wiki/Input_observation_QA/QC_%28METRo%29#Time_constraint

> Before the coupling phase, when the surface temperature is used for makitp 
> and initial, are the missing data replaced by interpolated values or is the 
> data truncated?

See my answer above.

> Thanks again!

My pleasure!

Miguel


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