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 5. `graph_mod_obs.py` - python-script to run an internal self-control in calculating differences between observed and modelled data for locations of synoptical stations 
 6. `synop_stats.sh` - bash-script to run (addtional `bash`, `fortran`, `python` scripts) calculating/producing:
 - (i) rank histograms for all synop stations for 00, 06, 12 and 18 UTCs (with `produce_rank_histograms_all_stations.sh`, using `rank_histograms_one_station.f95` and `sql/import` with `odb_api`), 
-- (ii) standard plots for each synop station (with `produce_standard_plots_all_stations.sh` using `plot_quantiles_rankhist.py` and  `sql` with `oadb_api`; see an example of such plot in Figure 1), and 
-- (iii) summary rank histograms for all stations (`summary_rank_histograms_all_stations.sh` using `rank_histogram_summary_statistics.f95`, `plot_p_values_map.py`, `plot_rank_hist_sum_all_stations.py` and `sql` with `odb_api`; see examples of such plots in Figures 2 and 3). 
+- (ii) standard plots for each synop station (with `produce_standard_plots_all_stations.sh` using `plot_quantiles_rankhist.py` and  `sql` with `oadb_api`; see an example of such plot in **Figure 1**), and 
+- (iii) summary rank histograms for all stations (`summary_rank_histograms_all_stations.sh` using `rank_histogram_summary_statistics.f95`, `plot_p_values_map.py`, `plot_rank_hist_sum_all_stations.py` and `sql` with `odb_api`; see examples of such plots in **Figure 2** and **Figure 3**). 
 - Note, needed input includes: list of synop stations with geographical coordinates, modelled data at stations coordinates, pre-computed quantiles as a function of time of year and rank histogram bootstrap mean square deviation (MSD) values. 
- - ![Semantic description of image](FIGSEXAMPLES/destine_obs_synop_figs.jpg "Plots for 2 m air temperature ")*Plots for 2 metre air temperature (T2m) for period of 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2020: Figure 1 - Quantiles/ time series data (00, 06, 12, and 18 UTCs) and rank histogram (combination of 00, 06, 12, and 18 UTCs) for synop station 126736; Figure 2 - P-values for T2m quantiles; Figure 3 - Rank histogram summary statistics: normalized p-value frequencies and normalized quantile frequencies*
+ - ![Semantic description of image](FIGSEXAMPLES/destine_obs_synop_figs.jpg "Plots for 2 m air temperature ")* Plots for 2 metre air temperature (T2m) for period of 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2020: **Figure 1** - Quantiles/ time series data (00, 06, 12, and 18 UTCs) and rank histogram (combination of 00, 06, 12, and 18 UTCs) for synop station 126736; **Figure 2** - P-values for T2m quantiles; **Figure 3** - Rank histogram summary statistics: normalized p-value frequencies and normalized quantile frequencies*
 
 # Part TEMP (radiosounding observations)
 1. `main_radsound.sh` - main bash-script to run Apps for observational data for radiosounding.