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Northern Hemisphere Cyclone Locations and Characteristics from NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Data

Entry ID: NSIDC-0423

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Summary

Abstract: This data set comprises a 50-year record of daily extratropical cyclone statistics computed for the Northern Hemisphere. Cyclone locations and characteristics were obtained by applying the updated Serreze (1997) algorithm to daily Sea Level Pressure (SLP) data at six-hour intervals (Serreze and Barrett 2008). The SLP source data are part of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) ...

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Description: Arctic Cyclone Track Data Set, 1966-1993

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: 0.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Serreze, Mark.

Dataset Title: Northern Hemisphere Cyclone Locations and Characteristics from NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Data

Dataset Release Date: 2009-11-30

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0423.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1958-01-01

Stop Date: 2008-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: 6-hr intervals
Temporal Resolution Range: Hourly - < Daily

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > CYCLONES

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA > STORMS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Instrument

Altimeters

AWS > Automated Weather System

Access Constraints Public

Ancillary Keywords

CLIMATE

GEOLOGY

Originating Center

Kenya Soil Survey, Nairobi

Data Center

Global Resource Information Database - Nairobi, Division of Early Warning and Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme
Data Center URL: http://gridnairobi.unep.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JOHANNES AKIWUMI Phone: (+254-20) 7624214 Fax: (+254-20) 7624315 Email: Johannes.Akiwumi at unep.org Contact Address: Head, Data and Information Management Section Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) United Nations Environment Programme P. O. Box 30552 City: Nairobi Postal Code: 00100 Country: Kenya