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Global Tropical Cyclone "Best Track" Position and Intensity Data

Entry ID: NCAR_DS824.1

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Summary

Abstract: Time series of tropical cyclone "best track" position and intensity data are
provided for all ocean basins where tropical cyclones occur.
Position and intensity data are available at 6-hourly intervals over
the duration of each cyclone's life. The general period of record
begins in 1851, but this varies by ocean basin. See the inventories
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Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section, Scientific Computing Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Dataset Title: Global Tropical Cyclone "Best Track" Position and Intensity Data

Dataset Publisher: UCAR/NCAR/CISL/DSS > Data Support Section, Scientific Computing Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Online Resource: http://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds824.1/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1851-01-01

Stop Date: 2006-12-31

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > HURRICANES

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS

OCEANS > OCEAN WINDS > SURFACE WINDS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

SATELLITES

WC-130J > Lockheed-Martin WC-130J Hercules

WP-3D ORION > Lockheed WP-3D Orion

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Research Data Archive, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Data Center URL: http://rda.ucar.edu/
Dataset ID: 824.1

Data Center Personnel
Name: RDA HELP DESK Phone: (303)-497-1231 Fax: (303)-497-1291 Email: dssweb at ucar.edu Contact Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research CISL/DSS P.O. Box 3000 City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80307 Country: U.S.A.