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Data Description

Dataset title

Operational Storm Tracks

Data type

Cyclone tracks derived from the ERA5 reanalysis.

Topic category

Natural risk zones, Atmospheric conditions

Sector

Insurance

Keyword

Cyclone tracks and intensities.

Dataset language

eng

Domain

Europe defined as follows:

  • West: 15°
  • South: 35°
  • East: 25°
  • North: 75°

Horizontal resolution

Point data derived from ERA5, ~30km.

Temporal coverage

1979-10-01/to/2020-03-31

Temporal resolution

3-hourly

Vertical coverage

850, 925 hPa, 10m, surface

Update frequency

No updates expected

Version

1.0

Model

ERA5

Experiment

N/A

Provider

University of Reading (UREAD)

Terms of Use

https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/api/v2/terms/static/licence-to-use-copernicus-products.pdf

VariableDescription

The tracks, which are provided in asci format, include the following fields:

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M. A., Thornton, H. E., and Youngman, B. D. (2014) The XWS open access catalogue of extreme European windstorms from 1979 to 2012, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 2487-2501

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This document has been produced in the context of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).

The activities leading to these results have been contracted by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, operator of C3S on behalf of the European Union (Delegation agreement Agreement signed on 11/11/2014 and Contribution Agreement signed on 22/07/2021). All information in this document is provided "as is" and no guarantee or warranty is given that the information is fit for any particular purpose.

The users thereof use the information at their sole risk and liability. For the avoidance of all doubt , the European Commission and the European Centre for Medium - Range Weather Forecasts have no liability in respect of this document, which is merely representing the author's view.

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