Overall comparison assessments between experiment and LEWICE

"It is possible for any (or all!) ... parameters to be incorrectly output." A case with identified horn locations that are debatable. Introduction Assessments of LEWICE ice shapes compared to experiment have been published twice. The LEWICE THICK utility program was uses to identify ice horn locations and maximum heights. However, engineering judgement was used to adjust some values in the IceVal database. Cases with questionable ice horn identifications can be found in the database. The difficulty of consistently identifying ice horns affects the comparison assessment between LEWICE and experiment. Published assessments The overall comparison of LEWICE 1 analysis to experimental data to has been published twice. The first was in 1999 2, and included 800 experiment cases. The second was in 2008 3, and had more than 3000 experimental cases. These are the data that are included in the IceVal database 4. The 1999 Assessment The assessment published in 1999 …