[TCDP-flight-news] correction: FLIGHT+ Dataset extension for 2014-2018 storms is now complete

[Jonathan Vigh]

A slight correction: The previous message should have said that this adds
data for the *2014*-2018 storms. Whereas, the 2014-2015 data had been
previously provided as v1.3-beta data products back in 2018 when v1.3 was
first released, they had not undergone the same quality control and visual
checks as earlier years of data in the dataset had. These two years have
now been checked to the same degree of quality as the 1999-2013 data, as
has the new 2016-2018 data.

Best regards,
Jonathan

Jonathan Vigh						
Project Scientist I, Joint Numerical Testbed	
Research Applications Laboratory (RAL)
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
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On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 11:45 PM Jonathan Vigh <jvigh at ucar.edu> wrote:

> Dear registered FLIGHT+ User,
>
> I am pleased to report that the work to extend the FLIGHT+ Dataset (v1.3)
> to include the 2016-2018 seasons has now been completed. This update adds
> approximately 76 storms and 714 good radial legs to the dataset. Due to
> some computer access challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic,
> approximately 10% of the flights have been excluded due to the presence of
> artifacts which would affect the analysis of the storm intensity, radius of
> maximum winds, or wind radii. While these problem flights have been
> excluded from the official v1.3 data products, users may access the full
> data (including problem flights) in the v1.3-beta data products.
>
> For more information and to download the updated dataset, please visit:
> https://verif.rap.ucar.edu/tcdata/flight/
>
> Data provenance for this dataset extension is available at:
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11Z_XnN0bYxIUhEUajHjMQxIX4dPoJnlvj2KDEnBYFak/edit?usp=sharing
>
> As a reminder, please remember to always provide a data citation for
> FLIGHT+ anytime you use it in a scholar work:
>
> Vigh, J. L., N. M. Dorst, C. L. Williams, D. P. Stern, E. W. Uhlhorn, B.
> W. Klotz, J. Martinez, H. E. Willoughby,
> F. D. Marks, Jr., D. R. Chavas, 2020: FLIGHT+: The Extended Flight Level
> Dataset for Tropical Cyclones (Version v1.3).
> Tropical Cyclone Data Project, National Center for Atmospheric Research,
> Research Applications Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado.
>     [Available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.5065/D6WS8R93.] Accessed*
> dd mmm yyyy.
>
> Work is underway to extend the FLIGHT+ Dataset (v1.3) to include the 2019
> storms. This next update is currently scheduled to be complete by 30 June
> 2020, pending availability of the final flight level data from the
> Hurricane Research Division.
>
> A future version of the dataset will include azimuthal mean profiles. No
> date for that release has been set yet.
>
> Best regards,
> Jonathan
>
>
> Jonathan Vigh						
> Project Scientist I, Joint Numerical Testbed	
> Research Applications Laboratory (RAL)
> National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
> P.O. Box 3000                    tel: +1 (303) 497-8205
> Boulder, CO 80307-3000   fax: +1 (303) 497-8171Jonathan's Staff Web Page <http://www.ral.ucar.edu/staff/jvigh/> (CV, publications, etc.)Tropical Cyclone Guidance Project <http://hurricanes.ral.ucar.edu/> (real-time hurricane data)
>
> Tropical Cyclone Data Project <https://verif.rap.ucar.edu/tcdata/> (FLIGHT+, VDM+, TC-OBS datasets)
>
> Hurricane Risk Calculator <https://wxrisk.ucar.edu> (personalizing hurricane risk assessments for evacuation decision support)
>
> During COVID-19, my working day is definitely not the same as your working day. Please do not feel obliged to reply to this email outside of your normal working hours.
>
>