Western Pacific Typhoon Aircraft Fixes
Western Pacific typhoon aircraft reconnaissance data from the years 1946 - 1965 and 1978, excluding 1952, were transcribed from original documents, or copy of original documents, into a spreadsheet. Microfilm and paper documents were inspected for reconnaissance aircraft fixes and other data collected during flight. Data was collected from reports such as, tropical cyclone consolidated reports, annual typhoon reports, storm summary and life history of the typhoon reports, and aircraft weather code charts. Unfortunately, data for the year of 1952 could not be found, data for the year of 1955 is very limited, and data for the year of 1978 was incomplete in its digitized format. This dataset is a compilation of datasets that are present in paper and microfilm format located at Asheville's National Climatic Data Center archive, but is not easily accessible to the public. Part of the dataset also exists, and is available to the public at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center website in a pdf format. However, those data are not available in a digitized format.
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- NCEI DSI 9773_01
- gov.noaa.ncdc:C00778
ISO 19115-2 Metadata
gov.noaa.ncdc:C00778
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov |
Dataset Point of Contact | Customer Engagement Branch NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 1-828-271-4800 ncei.orders@noaa.gov |
Dataset Principal Investigator | Ken Knapp DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce +1 828-271-4800 ncei.orders@noaa.gov |
Time Period | 1946-03-27 to 1978-11-29 |
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West: -180.0
East: 180.0
South: -90.0
North: 90.0
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Data Presentation Form | Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns |
Dataset Progress Status | Complete - production of the data has been completed |
Data Update Frequency | Not planned |
Purpose | This transcription of Western Pacific typhoon aircraft reconnaissance data from paper and microfilm format into a digital spreadsheet will guarantee the preservation of the data for future generations, as well as offer easier access for data analysis. The transcription of the data may also supplement data already available at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center and other agencies across the globe, as well as provide a resource for more detailed studies. |
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Lineage Statement | This dataset is a compilation of datasets that are present in paper and microfilm format located at Asheville's National Climatic Data Center archive, but is not easily accessible to the public. The data is quality controlled to a certain extent. The raw data was left intact and was transcribed as it appeared in the original documents. However, certain data was excluded in order to better data analysis. Data containing ineligible characters or incomplete missions were excluded from the raw data and are not included in the current dataset. Data for the year of 1952 that pertains to this project could not be located at this time. Data for the year of 1955, also pertaining to this project, is very limited and incomplete since it could not be found in the archives. Data for the year of 1978 was incomplete. Discovery of new data pertaining to these years may later be included into the project. |
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Last Modified: 2023-06-23
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