Description
The ADT-HURSAT dataset is a climatology of tropical cyclone intensity estimates. This dataset applies the Advanced Dvorak Technique (ADT) to Hurricane Satellite (HURSAT) data, producing a record of climate quality storm intensity estimates from 1979 through 2024. The HURSAT dataset used in ADT-HURSAT is derived from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) B1 data, with storms initially identified and given storm ids by the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), and is homogeneous over the period of record. The ADT is a computer based algorithm for determining tropical cyclone intensity from satellite imagery, developed at University of Wisconsin-Madison/Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (UW/CIMSS). The algorithm uses objective techniques to determine the initial storm center and derives the intensity from a regression-based scheme based on the Dvorak technique, throughout the tropical cyclone (TC) lifecycle.
The HURSAT history files were created using HURSAT Version 07b netCDF files and IBTrACS v04r01. The ADT-Version 9.0 was employed to derive the intensity estimates in this data set.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| FTP | Unknown | These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). | |
| https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1920849117 | Unknown | related journal article | Open resource |
| https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2712816 | Unknown | related journal article | Open resource |
| https://doi.org/10.1175/jcli-d-13-00262.1 | Unknown | related journal article | Open resource |
| https://doi.org/10.1175/waf-d-19-0007.1 | Unknown | related journal article | Open resource |
| NCEI Dataset Landing Page | Unknown | Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies (NCICS) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies (NCICS) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
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| HTTPS | Unknown | Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. | Open resource |
| Descriptive Information | Unknown | Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| Advanced Dvorak Technique-Hurricane Satellite (ADT-HURSAT) | Unknown | ADT-HURSAT Project Webpage | Open resource |
| https://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/misc/adt/guides/ADTV8.2.1_Guide.pdf | Unknown | User Guide | Open resource |
Tags
- adjt (adjusted raw t number)
- adt-hursat
- calendar
- cdosize (central dense overcast diameter)
- ci (current intensity number)
- cloudcwdist (cwt ring distance)
- cloudfft
- cloudscene (cloud scene value)
- cloudsym (cloud symmetry)
- cloudt (cloud temperature)
- cwt (coldest-warmest temperature)
- date
- eyefft
- eyescene
- eyesize (eye diameter)
- eyestdv (eye region standard deviation)
- eyet (eye temperature)
- finalt (final t number)
- fullday
- hursat
- ibtracs
- land (land/ocean flag)
- latbias (latitude bias flag)
- lat (storm center latitude position)
- lf66ee
- lon (storm center longitude postion)
- mcidas
- meteorology
- mslpadj (mslp adjustment)
- mslp (dvorak mslp estimate from ci number )
- position (storm center determination method)
- rapweak (rapid weakening flag)
- rawt (raw t number)
- ringcbnum (curved band best dvorak number)
- ringcbval (curved band best dvorak curvature)
- rmw (radius of maximum wind)
- rule8 (dvorak rule 8)
- rule9 (dvorak rule 9)
- satelliteobservation
- satidchar (satellite name)
- satid (mcidas sensor number)
- scene (scene type)
- sheardist (shear distance)
- time
- vza (viewing angle)
- windspeed (dvorak wind speed estimate from ci number)