HistoricalTropicalStorm : public <<Feature>> class
Created: 9/25/2007 11:20:43 AM
Modified: 9/25/2007 12:38:49 PM
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<p>This Historical North Atlantic and East-Central North Pacific Tropical<br/></p><p>Cyclone Tracks file contains the 6-hourly (0000, 0600, 1200, 1800 UTC)<br/></p><p>center locations and intensities for all subtropical depressions and<br/></p><p>storms, extratropical storms, tropical lows, waves, disturbances,<br/></p><p>depressions and storms, and all hurricanes, from 1851 through 2005.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the<br/></p><p>national level, and for large regional areas.  The data should be<br/></p><p>displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data.<br/></p><p>No responsibility is assumed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric<br/></p><p>Administration in the use of these data.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>ASCII format versions of the Historical North Atlantic and East-Central<br/></p><p>North Pacific Tropical Cyclone Tracks files are available at<br/></p><p>http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastall.shtml.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>For more information on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, please see<br/></p><p>http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>For more information on tropical cyclone advisories, please see<br/></p><p>http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/forecast/forecast_products.shtml.<br/></p><p><br/></p><p>General information on subtropical and tropical cyclones is available from<br/></p><p>the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Atlantic<br/></p><p>Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Hurricane Research Division<br/></p><p>FAQ page at http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqHED.html, and from<br/></p><p>the National Hurricane Center Hurricane Basics page at<br/></p><p>http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/basics.shtml.<br/></p>
Attribute Details
public Date
  HistoricalTropicalStormDate
Notes: Date of storm
public Time
  HistoricalTropicalStormAdvisoryTime
Notes: he storm advisory time.  Times are in Zulu (a.k.a., Universal Time-UTC,<br />Greenwich Mean Time-GMT) starting with 0000Z and ending with 1800Z.  Definition Source:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, <br /><br />Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center
public GDMIdentifier
  HistoricalTropicalStormEventID
Notes: The unique event identifier.  Identifiers are sequential, starting with<br />1 in August, 1851 (1949 in the Pacific) and ending with 1320 in December, 2004 (778 in October 2004, in the Pacific).<br />Definition Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center
public SpeedMeasure
  HistoricalTropicalStormWindSpeedKnotsMeasure
Notes: The measured or estimated windspeed at the time of the advisory, in whole knots.<br />Definition Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center
public Measure
  HistoricalTropicalStormPressureMillibarsMeasure
Notes: The measured or estimated barometric pressure at the time of the<br />advisory, in millibars.  A value of 0 indicates the barometric pressure is unknown.
public Text
  HistoricalTropicalStormCategoryText
Notes: The intensity classification of the storm.  Hurricanes are classified<br />according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
public Text
  HistoricalTropicalStormBasinText
Notes: The oceanic basin where the storm occurred.  Definition Source:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA Coastal Services
Object Type Connection Notes
«Feature» Hazard Class Generalization