HS3 SHIPS: Hurricane Intensity Forecasts for Atlantic and Pacific

SHIPS model intensity forecasts from the 2014 Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel campaign targeted the controversial role of the Saharan Air Layer in storm formation. This dataset provides tropical storm intensity predictions for the Atlantic Ocean and the eastern and central North Pacific Ocean. Its ASCII-formatted data supports research on large-scale environmental factors versus storm-scale internal processes.

Use Cases

• Validating hurricane intensity forecast models based on GOES infrared imagery inputs.
• Assessing the role of the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) in tropical storm formation and intensification.
• Analyzing the impact of deep convection in the inner-core region of storms.
• Studying the relative roles of large-scale environment versus storm-scale internal processes.

Strengths

• Data originates from a focused NASA field campaign (HS3) with specific scientific goals.
• Covers a defined operational period from March 18 to September 30, 2014.
• Cross-platform presence on datagov and nasa_earthdata signals importance and curation.

Limitations

• Column names and data structure are unspecified across all sources, hindering immediate analysis.
• Conflicting metadata: one platform lists a future 'last updated' date (2026-04-10), suggesting potential metadata errors.
• Data size and row counts are unknown, making it difficult to assess scale.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Produced by the Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme (SHIPS) model using GOES infrared imagery.

Time Range

March 18, 2014 through September 30, 2014

Freshness

2026-04-10 01:57:51.475089 (datagov), but this future date is anomalous; the actual data collection ended in 2014.

Geography

Atlantic Ocean and the eastern and central North Pacific Ocean