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: | |
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Data type: | hazard specific data |
Hazard: | Severe Storm |
Disaster cycle phase: | Disaster Risk Management, Response, Recovery |
Space-based information: | The TSR Tropical Storm Tracker presents tropical cyclone data received from three tropical cyclone warning centers via the UK Met. Office DPDS service. The data is derived from the GOES-16 satellite. 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. |
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: | |
Technical Specifications: | Seasonal Prediction skill |
Costs: | free |
Contact: | Mark Saunders |
Tutorials on the use of data: | n/a |
Restrictions/ Citation of the dataset: | Copyright © 2018 UCL University College London, UK |