A database for the outer sizes of tropical cyclones over the Middle Americas ...
Tropical cyclones (TCs) are catastrophic phenomena and represent a constant threat to populations settled in the tropics. We analyzed 191 and 336 TCs over the North Atlantic (NA) and the Eastern North Pacific (EP) basins, respectively, during the 2000-2020 period. This database also provides the TC...
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2024
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.17632/5bpzbwhynd https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/5bpzbwhynd |
| Summary: | Tropical cyclones (TCs) are catastrophic phenomena and represent a constant threat to populations settled in the tropics. We analyzed 191 and 336 TCs over the North Atlantic (NA) and the Eastern North Pacific (EP) basins, respectively, during the 2000-2020 period. This database also provides the TC location, TC outer sizes defined by the two algorithms, and TC spatial metrics every 6 hours. This dataset is in a tabulate-delimited text format with six-hourly information on the location, maximum winds, central pressure, and size of TCs over the NA and EP. This dataset format is based on the format provided by HURDAT2 and by the TC outer size data. Our dataset considers: 1) inclusion of non-synoptic best track times (other than 00, 06, 12, and 18Z) (mainly to indicate landfall and intensity maximum); 2) inclusion of non-developing tropical depressions; and 3) inclusion of precipitation radii. The TC tracks are obtained from HURDAT2. Sizes are presented both by quadrant oriented for the cardinal points (NNE, ... |
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