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  ds824.1 Detailed Metadata

Overview
Dataset Citation:
Science Applications International Corporation, DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP/TPC/NHC, U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center, U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research [CISL/Data Support Section], and Australian Bureau of Meteorology, updated yearly: Global Tropical Cyclone "Best Track" Position and Intensity Data. Dataset ds824.1 published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, available online at http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds824.1/.
Types of data:
  • Cyclone Fix
Data formats:
  • HURDAT (ASCII)
Data contributors:
  • SAIC > Science Applications International Corporation
  • DOC/NOAA/NWS/NCEP/TPC/NHC > National Hurricane Center,Tropical Prediction Center, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • DOD/USNAVY/NPMOC/JTWC > Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center, U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Defense
  • UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
  • AU/BOM > Bureau of Meteorology, Australia
Total volume:  19.553 Mbytes

Summary for Cyclone Fixes in HURDAT Format
Cyclone ClassificationAverage Frequency of Data
(may vary by individual cyclone ID)
Temporal/Geographical Coverage
(each dot represents a 3° box containing one or more fixes)
Extratropical
  • 4 per day
1862-10-16 12:00 to 2008-10-04 06:00
Extratropical Gale
  • 4 per day
2003-09-30 18:00 to 2003-10-01 12:00
Open Wave
  • 4 per day
1981-08-13 00:00 to 2005-11-18 12:00
Remnant Low
  • 4 per day
1997-05-31 18:00 to 2008-11-14 06:00
Subtropical
  • 4 per day
1968-09-14 12:00 to 2008-09-30 06:00
Tropical
  • 1 to 4 per day
1851-06-25 00:00 to 2008-11-09 18:00

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