Tornado Records in China from 2007 to 2016 with Radar Verification

A tornado database for contiguous China from 2007 to 2016, compiled by Ruilin Zhou of Peking University. Data were obtained from multiple sources including the Yearbook of Meteorological Disasters, published papers, damage surveys, and web reports. Quality control was performed using China's New Generation Weather Radar network to verify and correct records.

Use Cases

• Analyzing tornado frequency and distribution in China based on the described multi-source compilation.
• Studying the relationship between tornado events and parent storm signatures based on Doppler radar verification mentioned in the description.
• Validating severe weather forecasting models using the quality-controlled historical tornado records.
• Investigating regional tornado risk, such as in high-incidence areas like Jiangsu Province, based on the described geographic focus.

Strengths

• Covers a 10-year period from 2007 to 2016 for contiguous China.
• Incorporates data from at least five distinct source types, enabling cross-checking.
• Includes manual verification and correction of records in high-incidence areas using Doppler radar base data.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Compiled by Ruilin Zhou from Peking University, sourced from Yearbook of Meteorological Disasters, Chen et al. (2018) dataset, published papers, damage surveys, and web reports.

Collection Method

Multi-source compilation with cross-checking and quality control using national weather radar network data.

Time Range

2007 to 2016

Geography

Contiguous China