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University of Wisconsin CIMSS Real-Time and Archived Tropical Cyclone Data (1995-1998)

Entry ID: CIMSS_TROPICAL_CYCLONES

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Summary

Abstract: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Services
(CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin offers real-time and archived
tropical cyclone products from it home page.

The real-time products cover the North Atlantic, Western N. Pacific,
Eastern N. Pacific, Australia, North Indian Ocean, and Global
coverage. The real-time data are GOES-8, GOES-10, Meteosat 7,
Meteosat-5, and GMS-5 derived winds and satellite imagery.

The archived products cover hurricanes and tropical storms that
occured during tropical storm seasons of 1995-1998. For each tropical
storm and hurricane there are satellite derived winds, single frame
satellite images, and movies. Starting in 1997 there is storm track
data.

Link to the CIMSS Home Page to access this data.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Link to the CIMSS Tropical Cyclone database.

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: National Hurricane Center Tropical Prediction Center

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Naval Research Laboratory Monterey Satellite Meteorology Home Page

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Office of Naval Research

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 45.0

S: -45.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: University Wisconsin-Madison Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Studies

Dataset Title: University of Wisconsin CIMSS Real-Time and Archived Tropical Cyclone Data

Dataset Release Place: Madison, WI, USA

Dataset Publisher: Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Studies (CIMSS)

Data Presentation Form: IMAGES, MAPS

Online Resource: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tropic/tropic.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1995-08-01

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

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

OCEANS

Platform

GMS-5 > Geostationary Meteorological Satellite-5

GOES-10 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 10

Use Constraints Please reference CIMSS if you wish to display these images outside
of the CIMSS WWW site.

Ancillary Keywords

AGATHA

ALEX

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

CIMSS

Data Center

Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Data Center URL: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: CHRIS VELDEN Phone: (605) 262-5974 Phone: (605) 262-9168 Email: chrisv at ssec.wisc.edu Contact Address: Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin 1225 W Dayton Street, Rm 253 City: Madison Province or State: WI Postal Code: 53706 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online (HTTP)

Distribution Format: HTML, GIF

Fees: None

Personnel

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

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-10-16

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