Tropical cyclone tracks found using the CSIRO Direct Detection scheme on CMIP5 model outputs

Brief description

This data collection consists of:
1. ASCII text files listing each tropical cyclone detected within output of a suite of CMIP5 models for the Pacific region contained by latitudes 20N to 40S, and longitudes 135E to 150W; and
2. Global images of tropical cyclone densities derived from these detections, presented as either days per year or storms per year for a 5 x 5 degree longitude/latitude grid.

All tropical cyclones detected using the CSIRO Direct Detection and tracking algorithm within the above domain are presented in space-delimited ASCII text files for each model. Three time periods are available to select:
- from 1981 to 2000 ("baseline" period used for projections);
- from 2081 to 2100 ("future" period used for projections); and
- from 1950 to 2100 (all data).

There are two image types for each coupled model data source, both based on densities of storms within a 5 x 5 lon/lat degree box for the respective 20 year period (either 1981-2000 or 2081-2100):
- images containing "days" in the file name show the number of days per year in which a tropical cyclone was detected within that box
- images with "number" in the file name display the number of separate storms per year detected within that box.
Lineage: Tropical cyclone tracks are from the application of the CSIRO Direct Detection and tracking algorithm applied to the "plev" (pressure level-based) outputs of individual CMIP5 models.