This dataset comprises a series of CSV files, each of which catalogues a suite of information for an individual cyclone track for the Northern Hemisphere. Detection and tracking are conducted using version 13.2 of the Lagrangian cyclone detection and tracking algorithm described by Crawford et al. (2021). This algorithm is applied to sea-level pressure data from Version 5 of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Retrospective Analysis (ERA-5) at a 3-hour temporal resolution and 25-km spatial resolution for the period 1950 – present (updated annually). Each CSV file contains information regarding the location, propagation, intensity, and size of the storm for each observation time. Whether a storm is a multi-center cyclone or interacting (splitting or merging) with other storm systems is also noted. Only cyclones that last at least 24 hours and travel at least 1000 km are included. These standard criteria are necessary to remove spurious systems (i.e., reduce the false positive rate).

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Dataset Name Northern Hemisphere Extratropical Cyclone Tracks from ERA-5
Dataset General Type cyclone tracks
Dataset Type Dataset
Dataset Level 1.1-Quality Controlled Data
Program Website
Keyword Vocabulary Polar Data Catalogue
Keyword Vocabulary URL https://www.polardata.ca/pdcinput/public/keywordlibrary
Theme Atmosphere
Cryosphere
Dataset Status Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed
Dataset Last Revision Date 2020-10-13
Dataset DOI 10.34992/ebnw-s681
Metadata Creation Date 2024
Publisher CanWIN
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Dataset Collection Start Date 1979-01-01
Dataset Collection End Date 2020-10-13
Spatial regions Northern Hemisphere
Spatial extent West Bound Longitude -180.0
Spatial extent East Bound Longitude 180.0
Spatial extent South Bound Latitude 0.0
Spatial extent North Bound Latitude 90.0
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Preferred citation Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). (2017). ERA5: Fifth generation of ECMWF atmospheric reanalyses of the global climate. Copernicus Climate Change Service Climate Data Store (CDS). https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/cdsapp#!/home
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Dataset Authors 1
Name
Crawford, Alex
Type of Name
Personal
Email
alex.crawford@umanitoba.ca
Affiliation
Centre for Earth Observation Science - University of Manitoba
ORCID ID
0000-0003-1561-290X
Contributors
Contributors 1
Name
Barber, David
Role
Supervisor
Email
Barber.David@umaniotba.ca
Affiliation
Centre for Earth Observation Science - University of Manitoba
ORCID ID
0000-0001-9466-3291
Contributors 2
Name
Dahl-Jensen, Dorthe
Role
Supervisor
Email
Affiliation
Centre for Earth Observation Science - University of Manitoba
ORCID ID
0000-0002-1474-1948
Contributors 3
Name
Stroeve, Julienne C
Role
Supervisor
Email
Affiliation
Centre for Earth Observation Science - University of Manitoba
ORCID ID
0000-0001-7316-8320
Contributors 4
Name
Serreze, Mark C
Role
Project Member
Email
Affiliation
National Snow and Ice Data Center, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
ORCID ID
0000-0002-3699-302X
Contributors 5
Name
Sommer, Nathan
Role
Project Member
Email
nsommer@wooster.edu
Affiliation
College of Wooster
ORCID ID
ORCID
Project Data Curator Alex D Crawford
Project Data Curator email alex.crawford@umanitoba.ca
Project Data Curator Affiliation Centre for Earth Observation Science - University of Manitoba
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Related Resources 1
Related Resource Name
Mean Pressure at Sea-level from ERA-5
Resource Code
https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/cdsapp#!/home
Identifier Type
URL
Relationship To This Dataset
IsRequiredBy
Resource Type
Online Resource
Type
Model
Series Name
Related Resources 2
Related Resource Name
ETOPO1 Ice Surface
Resource Code
10.7289/V5C8276M
Identifier Type
DOI
Relationship To This Dataset
IsReferencedBy
Resource Type
Online Resource
Type
Dataset
Series Name
Related Resources 3
Related Resource Name
CEOS/NSIDC Cyclone Detection and Tracking Algorithm
Resource Code
10.5281/zenodo.4356161
Identifier Type
DOI
Relationship To This Dataset
IsRequiredBy
Resource Type
Online Resource
Type
Software
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Publications
Publications 1
Publication Name
Does the summer Arctic Frontal Zone influence Arctic Ocean cyclone activity?
Identifier Code
https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0755.1
Identifier Type
DOI
Relationship to this dataset
IsSupplementedBy
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
JournalArticle
Publications 2
Publication Name
Projected Changes in the Arctic Frontal Zone and Summer Arctic Cyclone Activity in the CESM Large Ensemble
Identifier Code
https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0296.1
Identifier Type
DOI
Relationship to this dataset
IsSupplementedBy
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
JournalArticle
Publications 3
Publication Name
Synoptic Climatology of Rain-on-Snow Events in Alaska
Identifier Code
https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-19-0311.1
Identifier Type
DOI
Relationship to this dataset
IsSupplementedBy
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
JournalArticle
Publications 4
Publication Name
Estimating Southern Ocean Storm Positions With Seismic Observations
Identifier Code
https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JC015898
Identifier Type
DOI
Relationship to this dataset
IsSupplementedBy
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
JournalArticle
Publications 5
Publication Name
Sea ice loss and Arctic cyclone activity from 1979 to 2014
Identifier Code
https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0542.1
Identifier Type
DOI
Relationship to this dataset
IsSupplementedBy
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
JournalArticle
Publications 6
Publication Name
Impacts of synoptic-scale cyclones on Arctic sea-ice concentration: a systematic analysis
Identifier Code
https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2020.23
Identifier Type
DOI
Relationship to this dataset
IsSupplementedBy
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
JournalArticle
Publications 7
Publication Name
Sensitivity of Northern Hemisphere Cyclone Detection and Tracking Results to Fine Spatial and Temporal Resolution Using ERA5
Identifier Code
https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/mwre/149/8/MWR-D-20-0417.1.xml
Identifier Type
URL
Relationship to this dataset
IsCitedBy
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
JournalArticle
Publications 8
Publication Name
The Influence of the Arctic Frontal Zone on Summer Cyclone Activity Today and in the Future (Doctoral Dissertation)
Identifier Code
https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/6395w720f
Identifier Type
URL
Relationship to this dataset
IsContinuedBy
Resource Type
Online Resource
Publication Type
Dissertation