Tropical Storm Risk (TSR - UCL)

Data provided by:UCL University College London
Data accessibility:visualization of data (e.g. web GIS or real time monitoring)
Link to the data:
Requirements:The TSR Tropical Storm Tracker presents tropical cyclone data received from three tropical cyclone warning centers via the UK Met. Office DPDS service.
Users can also register to obtain storm alerts.

Near-real time data is presented on the website and seasonal forecasts are made separated by geographical region. Forecasts are separated by geographical region:
Hurricanes: Atlantic ACE Index and USA and Caribbean Landfalling
Typhoons: Northwest Pacific ACE Index and System Numbers
Cyclones: Australian Region ACE Index, System Numbers and Landfalling
STR presents the accuracy of its predictions through hindcast skill plots which are also available on their website.
Data type:hazard specific data
Hazard:Severe Storm
Disaster cycle phase:Disaster Risk Management, Response, Recovery
Satellites and Sensors:GOES- 8-15 (IMAGER), GOES-16
Spatial coverage:Global
Temporal coverage:Archive, Forecasted, Near-real time
Content dates:1970 to date
Technical Specifications:
Costs:free
Contact:Mark Saunders
Restrictions/ Citation of the dataset:

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