![NOAA/IBTrACS/v4](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/images/NOAA/NOAA_IBTrACS_v4_sample.png) Dataset Availability : 1842-10-25T00:00:00Z--2024-05-19T00:00:00Z Dataset Producer : [NOAA NCEI](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/international-best-track-archive) Tags : [climate](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/climate) [hurricane](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/hurricane) [noaa](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/noaa) [table](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/table) [weather](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/weather) [weather-and-climate](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/tags/weather-and-climate) #### Description The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) provides location and intensity for global tropical cyclones. The data span from the 1840s to present, generally providing data at 3-hour intervals. While the best track data is focused on position and intensity (maximum sustained wind speed or minimum central pressure), other parameters are provided by some agencies (e.g., radius of maximum winds, environmental pressure, radius of hurricane force winds, etc.) and are likewise provided in IBTrACS. Files are available subset by Basin or time period, where basins include: East Pacific, North Atlantic, North Indian, South Atlantic, South Indian, South Pacific, and the West Pacific. ### Table Schema **Table Schema** Name Type Description SID STRING Storm Identifier SEASON DOUBLE Year in which the storm occurred NUMBER DOUBLE The cardinal number of the system for that season. The count includes all basins, so this will not be continuous for basin files. BASIN STRING Basins include: - NA: North Atlantic - EP: Eastern North Pacific - WP: Western North Pacific - NI: North Indian - SI: South Indian - SP: Southern Pacific - SA: South Atlantic - MM: Missing - should not appear in final IBTrACS product SUBBASIN STRING Subbasins include: - MM: missing - no sub basin for this basin (no subbasins provided for WP, SI) - CS: Caribbean Sea - GM: Gulf of Mexico - CP: Central Pacific - BB: Bay of Bengal - AS: Arabian Sea - WA: Western Australia - EA: Eastern Australia NAME STRING Name provided by the agency ISO_TIME STRING ISO Time provided in Universal Time Coordinates (UTC). Format is YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss Most points are provided at 6 hour intervals. Some agencies provided 3 hour points (e.g., New Delhi) or times at important observations (e.g.,landfall times in the North Atlantic,etc) NATURE STRING Combined storm type. This is assigned based on all available storm types. Values: - DS: Disturbance - TS: Tropical - ET: Extratropical - SS: Subtropical - NR: Not reported - MX: Mixture (contradicting nature reports from different agencies) WMO_WIND DOUBLE Maximum sustained wind speed from the WMO agency for the current location. NO adjustment is made for differences in wind speed averaging periods. hurdat/atcf = North Atlantic - U.S. Miami (NOAA NHC) - 1-minute winds tokyo = RSMC Tokyo (JMA) - 10-minute newdelhi = RSMC New Delhi (IMD) - 3-minute reunion = RSMC La Reunion (MFLR) - 10 minute bom = Australian TCWCs (TCWC Perth, Darwin, Brisbane) - 10-minute nadi = RSMC Nadi (FMS) - 10 minute wellington = TCWC Wellington (NZMS) - 10-minute WMO_PRES DOUBLE Minimum central pressure assigned by the responsible WMO agnecy WMO_AGENCY STRING This is the reporting agency responsible for the basin as currently listed.It should be noted that many of the agencies did not accept official WMO responsibility until relatively recently, e.g., La Reunion in 1993 or IMD in 1990. Therefore the WMO agency is used loosely to describe the currently responsible agency. TRACK_TYPE STRING Track type Tropical storms can interact. Values: - PROVISIONAL: Real time data used to populate the position and other parameters of this system.This is a provisional track that will be replaced when reanalysis of the storm is performed. (Usually within 2 years of the storm's occurrence) - PROVISIONAL_spur: Real time data (see provisional description above) but due to differences in positions between various inputs, algorithm can not identify accurate position. When counting storms, these should not likely be counted. These should be rare for PROVISIONAL data. - MAIN: primary track associated with a storm system. This is a track that has had some reanalysis and is higher quality than provisional data. - spur: usually short lived tracks associated with a main track and often represents alternate positions at the beginning of a system. Can also represent actual system interactions (e.g., Fujiwhara interactions). DIST2LAND DOUBLE Distance to land from the current position. The land dataset includes all continents and any islands larger than 1400 km\^2. The distance is the nearest at the present time in any direction. LANDFALL DOUBLE Nearest location to land within next 6 hours. This can be thought of a landfall flag: =0 -- Landfall within 6 hours. > 0 -- No landfall within next 6 hours. > Calculations are based on storm center (columns 9,10). > Values less than 60 nmile likely are impacted by the system even > though the center of the system is not over land. > The uses the same land mask as DIST2LAND. IFLAG STRING Interpolation Flag A 14 character flag string which denotes the source of each agency's report. Values: - _: missing reports. No information provided. - O: original report as provided by the agency. - P: position was interpolated (all variables were interpolated/filled, including intensity) - I: Position was provided, but Intensity variables (and likely other variables) were interpolated/filled - V: Position and intensity variables are original but some variables were interpolated/filled. The order of the 14 characters refers to the following 14 datasets: - 1: USA Agency (see column 18) - 2: Tokyo - 3: CMA - 4: HKO - 5: NewDelhi - 6: Reunion - 7: BoM - 8: Nadi - 9: Wellington - 10: ds824 - 11: TD9636 - 12: TD9635 - 13: Neumann Southern Hemisphere data set - 14: M.L. Chenoweth N Atlantic Historic dataset USA_AGENCY STRING The agency file providing the information: The representative US agency data is derived from a hierarchical selection: the first dataset in the following list to provide information at the given time is used as the USA_agency. Values: - HURDAT_ATL - HURSAT_EPA - ATCF (for NA and EP basins only) - JTWC_WP - JTWC_IO - JTWC_EP - JTWC_CP - JTWC_SH - CPHC \[separate file provided by CPHC for years 1966-2003, 2008\] - tcvitals - THIS INDICATES THAT THE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY While these agencies are generally orthogonal, there are cases where a system is provided in more than one source. In this case, the report from the highest source is used. ATCF format info from: https://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/atcf_web/docs/database/new/abdeck.txt HURDAT2 info from: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/hurdat/hurdat2-format-atlantic.pdf USA_ATCF_ID STRING The ATCF ID is assigned by US agencies and can be used to comparethe storm with other US cyclone-related datasets. If two (or more) ATCF tracks make up one storm, then the IDs are separated by a colon. The format of the ATCF ID is B where bb is the basin ID, nn is the number of the storm in that basin and yyyy is the year. Possible basin values are: - AL: North Atlantic - SL: South Atlantic - EP: East Pacific - WP: West Pacific - SH: Southern Hemisphere - IO: North Indian For the provisional data, other basin identifiers were provided that include: - CP: Central Pacific - SP: South Pacific - SI: South Indian - AS: Arabian Sea (North Indian) - BB: Bay of Bengal (North Indian) USA_LAT DOUBLE USA Latitude USA_LON DOUBLE USA Longitude USA_RECORD STRING Record identifier. Values: - C: Closest approach to a coast, not followed by a landfall - G: Genesis - I: An intensity peak in terms of both pressure and wind - L: Landfall (center of system crossing a coastline) - P: Minimum in central pressure - R: Provides additional detail on the intensity of the cyclone when rapid changes are underway - S: Change of status of the system - T: Provides additional detail on the track (position) of the cyclone - W: Maximum sustained wind speed USA_STATUS STRING Status of system. Values: - DB: disturbance - TD: tropical depression - TS: tropical storm - TY: typhoon - ST: super typhoon - TC: tropical cyclone - HU,HR: hurricane - SD: subtropical depression - SS: subtropical storm - EX: extratropical systems - PT: post tropical - IN: inland - DS: dissipating - LO: low - WV: tropical wave - ET: extrapolated - MD: monsoon depression - XX: unknown USA_WIND DOUBLE Maximum sustained wind speed in knots: 0 - 300 kts USA_PRES DOUBLE Minimum sea level pressure, 850 - 1050 mb. USA_SSHS STRING Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale information based on the wind speed provided by the US agency wind speed (US agencies provide 1-minute wind speeds) Values: - -5: Unknown \[XX\] - -4: Post-tropical \[EX, ET, PT\] - -3: Miscellaneous disturbances \[WV, LO, DB, DS, IN, MD\] - -2: Subtropical \[SS, SD\] Tropical systems classified based on wind speeds \[TD, TS, HU, TY,, TC, ST, HR\] Values: - -1: Tropical depression (W\<34) - 0: Tropical storm \[34\= 137\] USA_R34_NE DOUBLE 34 kt wind radii maximum extent in northeastern quadrant USA_R34_SE DOUBLE 34 kt wind radii maximum extent in southeastern quadrant USA_R34_SW DOUBLE 34 kt wind radii maximum extent in southwestern quadrant USA_R34_NW DOUBLE 34 kt wind radii maximum extent in northwestern quadrant USA_R50_NE DOUBLE 50 kt wind radii maximum extent in northeastern quadrant USA_R50_SE DOUBLE 50 kt wind radii maximum extent in southeastern quadrant USA_R50_SW DOUBLE 50 kt wind radii maximum extent in southwestern quadrant USA_R50_NW DOUBLE 50 kt wind radii maximum extent in northwestern quadrant USA_R64_NE DOUBLE 64 kt wind radii maximum extent in northeastern quadrant USA_R64_SE DOUBLE 64 kt wind radii maximum extent in southeastern quadrant USA_R64_SW DOUBLE 64 kt wind radii maximum extent in southwestern quadrant USA_R64_NW DOUBLE 64 kt wind radii maximum extent in northwestern quadrant USA_POCI DOUBLE pressure in millibars of the last closed isobar, 900 - 1050 mb NOT BEST-TRACKED (not reanalyzed) USA_ROCI DOUBLE radius of the last closed isobar, 0 - 999 n mi. NOT BEST TRACKED (not reanalyzed) USA_RMW DOUBLE radius of max winds, 0 - 999 n mi. NOT BEST TRACKED (not reanalyzed) USA_EYE DOUBLE eye diameter, 0 - 120 n mi. NOT BEST TRACKED (not reanalyzed) TOKYO_LAT DOUBLE Tokyo Latitude TOKYO_LON DOUBLE Tokyo Longitude TOKYO_GRADE STRING Grade Values: - 1: Not used - 2: Tropical Depression (TD) - 3: Tropical Storm (TS) - 4: Severe Tropical Storm (STS) - 5: Typhoon (TY) - 6: Extratropical Cyclone (L) - 7: Just entering into the responsible area of Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) - 8: Not used - 9 : Tropical Cyclone of TS intensity or higher TOKYO_WIND DOUBLE Maximum sustained wind speed \[10-min averaging period\] TOKYO_PRES DOUBLE Central pressure TOKYO_R50_DIR STRING - 1: Northeast (NE) - 2: East (E) - 3: Southeast (SE) - 4: South (S) - 5: Southwest (SW) - 6: West (W) - 7: Northwest (NW) - 8: North (N) - 9: (symmetric circle) TOKYO_R50_LONG DOUBLE The longest radius of 50kt winds or greater TOKYO_R50_SHORT DOUBLE The shortest radius of 50kt winds or greater TOKYO_R30_DIR STRING - 1: Northeast (NE) - 2: East (E) - 3: Southeast (SE) - 4: South (S) - 5: Southwest (SW) - 6: West (W) - 7: Northwest (NW) - 8: North (N) - 9: (symmetric circle) TOKYO_R30_LONG DOUBLE The longest radius of 30kt winds or greater TOKYO_R30_SHORT DOUBLE The shortest radius of 30kt winds or greater TOKYO_LAND STRING Landfall or passage over the Japanese islands occurred within one hour after the time of the analysis with this indicator. CMA_LAT DOUBLE CMA Latitude CMA_LON DOUBLE CMA Longitude CMA_CAT STRING Intensity category according to the Chinese National Standard for Grade of Tropical Cyclones (which has been used since 15 June 2006). Values: - 0: Weaker than Tropical Depression or unknown intensity - 1: Tropical Depression (TD: 10.8-17.1 m/s) - 2: Tropical Storm (TS:17.2-24.4 m/s) - 3: Severe Tropical Storm (STS: 24.5-32.6 m/s) - 4: Typhoon (TY: 32.7-41.4 m/s) - 5: Severe Typhoon (STY: 41.5-50.9 m/s) - 6: Super Typhoon (SuperTY: ≥51.0 m/s) - 9: Extratropical Cyclone (ET) stage CMA_WIND DOUBLE Two-minute mean maximum sustained wind (MSW; m/s) near the TC center. WND = 9 indicates MSW \< 10 m/s, WND = 0 indicates unknown intensity. HKO_LAT DOUBLE HKO Latitude HKO_LON DOUBLE USA Longitude HKO_CAT DOUBLE After 2009, we further classified two more storm types above typhoon, so there are in total 7 storm types LW (Low) \<22 kt TD (Tropical Depression) 22 - 33 kt TS (Tropical Storm) 34 - 47 kt STS (Severe Tropical Storm) 48 - 63 kt T (Typhoon) 64 - 80 kt ST (Severe Typhoon) 81 - 99 kt SuperT (Super Typhoon) \>= 100 kt HKO_WIND DOUBLE Maximum sustained wind speed HKO_PRES DOUBLE Minimum sea level pressure NEWDELHI_LAT DOUBLE NewDelhi Latitude NEWDELHI_LON DOUBLE NewDelhi Longitude NEWDELHI_GRADE STRING Types of disturbances: - Low pressure area: W\<17 knots - D: Depression 17\<=W\<28 - DD: Deep Depression 28\<=W\<34 - CS: Cyclonic Storm 34\<=W\<48 - SCS: Severe Cyclonic Storm 48\<=W\<64 - VSCS: Very Severe Cyclonic Storm 64\<=W\<120 - SCS: Super Cyclonic Storm W\>=120 knots NEWDELHI_WIND DOUBLE Maximum sustained wind speed NEWDELHI_PRES DOUBLE Minimum sea level pressure NEWDELHI_CI STRING Dvorak CI-number NEWDELHI_DP DOUBLE New Delhi DP NEWDELHI_POCI DOUBLE Environmental pressure in which the cyclone is embedded REUNION_LAT DOUBLE Reunion Latitude REUNION_LON DOUBLE Reunion Longitude REUNION_TYPE STRING - 01: tropics; disturbance ( no closed isobars) - 02: \<34 knot winds, \<17m/s winds and at least one closed isobar - 03: 34-63 knots, 17-32m/s - 04: \>63 knots, \>32m/s - 05: extratropical - 06: dissipating - 07: subtropical cyclone (nonfrontal, low pressure system that comprises initially baroclinic circulation developing over subtropical water) - 08: overland - 09: unknown REUNION_WIND DOUBLE Maximum average wind speed REUNION_PRES DOUBLE Central pressure REUNION_TNUM STRING Dvorak T-number REUINION_CI STRING Dvorak CI-number REUNION_RMW DOUBLE Radius of maximum winds REUNION_R34_NE DOUBLE 34 kt wind radii maximum extent in northeastern quadrant REUNION_R34_SE DOUBLE 34 kt wind radii maximum extent in southeastern quadrant REUNION_R34_SW DOUBLE 34 kt wind radii maximum extent in southwestern quadrant REUNION_R34_NW DOUBLE 34 kt wind radii maximum extent in northwestern quadrant REUNION_R50_NE DOUBLE 50 kt wind radii maximum extent in northeastern quadrant REUNION_R50_SE DOUBLE 50 kt wind radii maximum extent in southeastern quadrant REUNION_R50_SW DOUBLE 50 kt wind radii maximum extent in southwestern quadrant REUNION_R50_NW DOUBLE 50 kt wind radii maximum extent in northwestern quadrant REUNION_R64_NE DOUBLE 64 kt wind radii maximum extent in northeastern quadrant REUNION_R64_SE DOUBLE 64 kt wind radii maximum extent in southeastern quadrant REUNION_R64_SW DOUBLE 64 kt wind radii maximum extent in southwestern quadrant REUNION_R64_NW DOUBLE 64 kt wind radii maximum extent in northwestern quadrant BOM_LAT DOUBLE BOM Latitude BOM_LON DOUBLE BOM Longitude BOM_TYPE STRING This indicates the type of system that this cyclone was at the time of the observation. Note that cyclones can evolve during their lifetimes and hence change type mid-stream (e.g. Extratropical transition (ETT)) ADAM Code Type of Cyclone WMO Code NULL Default - unknown 09 10 Tropics; disturbance ( no closed isobars) 01 20 \<34 knot (17m/s) winds, and at least one closed isobar 02 21 34-63 knots (17-32m/s) two or less quadrants 02 30 34-63 knots (17-32m/s) more than two quadrants 03 40 \>63 knots (\>32m/s) 04 50 Extra-tropical (no gales) 05 51 Extra-tropical (with gales) 05 52 Extra-tropical (max wind unknown) 05 60 Dissipating (no gales) 06 70 Subtropical cyclone (non-frontal, low pressure system that comprises initially baroclinic circulation developing over subtropical water) (no gales) 07 71 Subtropical cyclone (non-frontal, low pressure system that comprises initially baroclinic circulation developing over subtropical water) (with gales) 07 72 Subtropical cyclone (non-frontal, low pressure system that comprises initially baroclinic circulation developing over subtropical water) (max wind unknown) 07 80 Overland (no gales) 08 81 Overland (gales) 08 91 Tropical Cold-cored - Monsoon Low (with surrounding gales away from centre) 09 BOM_WIND DOUBLE This is the estimated maximum mean wind around the cyclone - that is in the vicinity of the centre BOM_PRES DOUBLE Central pressure of the cyclone BOM_TNUM STRING Dvorak T-number BOM_CI STRING Dvorak CI-number BOM_RMW DOUBLE This is the mean radius (from the system centre) of the maximum mean wind BOM_R34_NE DOUBLE This is the mean radius (from the system centre) of the extent of winds; gale-force (17m/s) or above. The four sectors show the mean extent in the respective quadrant centred on the cardinal point. Northeast quadrant BOM_R34_SE DOUBLE This is the mean radius (from the system centre) of the extent of winds; gale-force (17m/s) or above. The four sectors show the mean extent in the respective quadrant centred on the cardinal point. Southeast quadrant BOM_R34_SW DOUBLE This is the mean radius (from the system centre) of the extent of winds; gale-force (17m/s) or above. The four sectors show the mean extent in the respective quadrant centred on the cardinal point. Southwest quadrant BOM_R34_NW DOUBLE This is the mean radius (from the system centre) of the extent of winds; gale-force (17m/s) or above. The four sectors show the mean extent in the respective quadrant centred on the cardinal point. Northwest quadrant BOM_R50_NE DOUBLE This is the mean radius (from the system centre) of the extent of winds; gale-force (25m/s) or above. The four sectors show the mean extent in the respective quadrant centred on the cardinal point. Northeast quadrant BOM_R50_SE DOUBLE This is the mean radius (from the system centre) of the extent of winds; gale-force (25m/s) or above. The four sectors show the mean extent in the respective quadrant centred on the cardinal point. Southeast quadrant BOM_R50_SW DOUBLE This is the mean radius (from the system centre) of the extent of winds; gale-force (25m/s) or above. The four sectors show the mean extent in the respective quadrant centred on the cardinal point. Southwest quadrant BOM_R50_NW DOUBLE This is the mean radius (from the system centre) of the extent of winds; gale-force (25m/s) or above. The four sectors show the mean extent in the respective quadrant centred on the cardinal point. Northwest quadrant BOM_R64_NE DOUBLE This is the mean radius (from the system centre) of the extent of winds; gale-force (33m/s) or above. The four sectors show the mean extent in the respective quadrant centred on the cardinal point. Northeast quadrant BOM_R64_SE DOUBLE This is the mean radius (from the system centre) of the extent of winds; gale-force (33m/s) or above. The four sectors show the mean extent in the respective quadrant centred on the cardinal point. Southeast quadrant BOM_R64_SW DOUBLE This is the mean radius (from the system centre) of the extent of winds; gale-force (33m/s) or above. The four sectors show the mean extent in the respective quadrant centred on the cardinal point. Southwest quadrant BOM_R64_NW DOUBLE This is the mean radius (from the system centre) of the extent of winds; gale-force (33m/s) or above. The four sectors show the mean extent in the respective quadrant centred on the cardinal point. Northwest quadrant BOM_ROCI DOUBLE The estimated mean radius of the outermost closed isobar (1-hPa spacing). BOM_POCI DOUBLE Environmental pressure in which the cyclone is embedded BOM_EYE DOUBLE Mean radius of the cyclone eye. BOM_POS_METHOD STRING This indicates the tools that were used to derive the centre location of the system. Values: - NULL: Default - unknown - 1: no sat, no rad, no obs - 2: no sat, no rad, obs only - 3: Sat IR/Vis; no clear eye - 4: Sat IR/Vis; clearly defined eye - 5: aircraft radar report - 6: land-based radar report - 7: Sat IR/Vis \& rad \& obs - 8: report inside eye - 10: Sat- Scatterometer - 11: Sat- Microwave - 12: Manned Aircraft Reconnaissance - 13: UAV Aircraft Reconnaissance BOM_PRES_METHOD STRING This code may need to be expanded to handle new systems in the future, and also to differentiate between pressure-wind relationships used to derive the central pressure. ADAM Code Method WMO Code NULL Unknown or N/A 1 Aircraft or Dropsonde observation 1 2 Over water observation (e.g. buoy) 2 3 Over land observation 3 4 Instrument - unknown type 5 5 Derived Directly from DVORAK 4 6 Derived from wind via a P-W equation 5 7 Estimate from surrounding obs 5 8 Extrapolation from radar 5 9 Other 5 NADI_LAT DOUBLE Cyclone latitude from RSMC Nadi, Fiji NADI_LON DOUBLE Cyclone longitude from RSMC Nadi, Fiji NADI_CAT STRING Nadi assigned category WELLINGTON_LAT DOUBLE Cyclone latitude from TCWC Wellington WELLINGTON_LON DOUBLE Cyclone longitude from TCWC Wellington WELLINGTON_WIND DOUBLE Wellington assigned wind speed WELLINGTON_PRES DOUBLE Wellington assigned central pressure DS824_LAT DOUBLE Cyclone latitude from dataset 824 DS824_LON DOUBLE Cyclone longitude from dataset 824 DS824_STAGE STRING TC - Tropical cyclone DS824_WIND DOUBLE Maximum wind speed DS824_PRES DOUBLE Central pressure TD9636_LAT DOUBLE Cyclone latitude from NCEI dataset TD9636 TD9636_LON DOUBLE Cyclone longitude from NCEI dataset TD9636 TD9636_STAGE STRING This field gives an estimate of the highest winds occurring in the storm at the time and location indicated. The entire storm was coded as to the highest stage reached for some of the earlier years. Values: - 0: Tropical disturbance (1969 onward) - 1: depression \< 34 \[some variation in definition for S Indian\] - 2: Storm 34-63 \[with some variation in definition for S Indian\] - 3: point where wind reached 64 knots \[except N Indian where it is wind 43-47 knots\] - 4: Hurricane \> 64 \[except in N Indian, Wind \> 48\] - 5: Extratropical - 6: Dissipating - 7: Unknown Intensity or doubtful track TD9636_WIND DOUBLE Estimated highest wind speed at the time indicated. These estimates are subjective and must be interpreted with caution. TD9636_PRES DOUBLE Minimum sea level pressure TD9635_ROCI DOUBLE Size. (Radius of system) NEUMANN_LAT DOUBLE Cyclone latitude from C. Neumann Souther Hemisphere dataset NEUMANN_LON DOUBLE Cyclone longitude from C. Neumann Souther Hemisphere dataset NEUMANN_CLASS STRING - EX: Extratropical - TC: Tropical - MM: Missing NEUMANN_WIND DOUBLE Maximum wind speed NEUMANN_PRES DOUBLE Central pressure MLC_LAT DOUBLE Cyclone latitude from M. Chenoweth dataset MLC_LON DOUBLE Cyclone longitude from M. Chenoweth dataset MLC_CLASS STRING Storm classification Values: - EX: Extratropical - HU: Hurricane - LO: Low - MH: - SD: Subtropical depression - SS: Subtropical storm - TD: Tropical Depression - TS: Tropical Storm - TW: - WV: Open Wave MLC_WIND DOUBLE Maximum wind speed MLC_PRES DOUBLE Central pressure USA_GUST DOUBLE Gust reportd by the USA_AGENCY. BOM_GUST DOUBLE This is the estimated maximum wind gust around the cyclone - that is in the vicinity of the centre based on open terrain estimate BOM_GUST_PER DOUBLE This is the period of the gust used when measuring max wind gusts. This parameter will only be used when receiving data in WMO format that is not based on 3-sec gusts. All Australian based data should be based on 3-sec gusts. REUNION_GUST DOUBLE Maximum Wind Gust REUNION_GUST_PER DOUBLE Gust Period USA_SEAHGT DOUBLE Wave height for radii defined in SEARAD USA_SEARAD_NE DOUBLE Radial extent of seas (as defined in SEAHGT) extending from storm center to the Northeast. USA_SEARAD_SE DOUBLE Radial extent of seas (as defined in SEAHGT) extending from storm center to the Southeast. USA_SEARAD_SW DOUBLE Radial extent of seas (as defined in SEAHGT) extending from storm center to the Southwest. USA_SEARAD_NW DOUBLE Radial extent of seas (as defined in SEAHGT) extending from storm center to the Northwest. STORM_SPEED DOUBLE Translation speed of the system as calculated from the positions in LAT and LON STORM_DIR DOUBLE Translation direction of the system as calculated from the positions in LAT and LON. Direction is moving toward the vector pointing in degrees east of north \[range = 0-360 deg\] ### Terms of Use **Terms of Use** NOAA data, information, and products, regardless of the method of delivery, are not subject to copyright and carry no restrictions on their subsequent use by the public. Once obtained, they may be put to any lawful use. ### Explore with Earth Engine > [!NOTE] > **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. 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