Over a century of tropical cyclone tracks in the region south of the equator between 90E and 160E, sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology's Tropical Cyclone Database. The dataset was last updated in November 2023 and is refreshed annually after the cyclone season.
Use Cases
- Visualizing cyclone paths over time based on the track data mentioned in the description.
- Analyzing cyclone frequency and intensity trends in the Southern Pacific region.
- Mapping historical cyclone activity for risk assessment and planning.
- Studying cyclone seasonality based on annual refresh cycles.
Strengths
- Historical coverage from 1907 to present.
- Data sourced from the authoritative Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Database.
- Annual refresh cycle ensures ongoing updates.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specified region.
Provenance
- Source
- Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) Tropical Cyclone Database.
- Collection Method
- Point data converted into cyclone tracks for visualization.
- Time Range
- 1907 to present.
- Freshness
- Refreshed annually following cyclone season (May-June).
- Geography
- Region south of the equator between 90E and 160E.