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North Atlantic Ocean Tropical Cyclone Dataset 1886-1998

Entry ID: NATC_CSU

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Summary

Abstract: The North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Dataset, 1886-1998, contains
position and intensity estimates every 6 hours for each storm. The
North Atlantic 'best track' (so named as it is the 'best' track and
intensity estimates of tropical cyclones as determined in a
post-analysis of all available data) is maintained by the forecasters
and researchers at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami,
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Description: Link to the North Atlantic Ocean Tropical Cyclone Dataset
1886-1998.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 40.0

S: 0.0

E: -30.0

W: -95.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: C. Landsea, NOAA/AOML

Dataset Title: North Atlantic Ocean Tropical Cyclone Dataset 1886-1998

Dataset Publisher: UNISYS Corporation WXP

Data Presentation Form: IMAGE

Online Resource: http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/atlantic/index.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1886-01-01

Stop Date: 1998-12-02

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > CYCLONES

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > HURRICANES

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

OCEANS

Platform

AIRCRAFT

Ancillary Keywords

CARIBBEAN SEA

FTP

Data Center

Weather Services, UNISYS Corporation

Data Center URL: http://weather.unisys.com/

Data Center Personnel
Name: DANIEL VIETOR Phone: 610-925-5206 Email: devo at ks.unisys.com Contact Address: Unisys Corp 221 Gale Lane City: Kennett Square Province or State: PA Postal Code: 19348 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online (HTTP)

Distribution Format: ASCII

Fees: None

Personnel

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM LANDSEA

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: (305) 361-4357

Fax: (305) 361-4402

Email: landsea at aoml.noaa.gov

Contact Address:

NOAA AOML/Hurricane Research Division

4301 Rickenbacker Causeway

City: Miami

Province or State: Florida

Postal Code: 33149

Country: USA

SCOTT A. RITZ

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: 301-614-5126

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Scott.A.Ritz at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: Maryland

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Jarvinen, B.R., C.J. Neumann, and M.A.S. Davis, 1984: 'A Tropical Cyclone Data Tape for the North Atlantic basin, 1886-1983; Contents, Limitations, and Uses', NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS NHC 22_.

Landsea, C., 1993: 'A Climatology of Intense (or Major) Atlantic Hurricanes',_Mon. Wea. Rev._, 121, 1703-1713.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-10-06

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