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Dataset

 

European Storm Types

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Latest Data Update: 2026-05-19
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Abstract

These files are netcdf format containing one month each of data. They are the storm types identified from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) reanalysis dataset (ERA5: Hersbach et al 2020) identified over the North Atlantic/European region.

The storm types are numbered from 1-7 as follows:
1 - cyclone only
2 - front only
3 - thunderstorm only
4 - cyclone + front
5 - cyclone + thunderstorm
6 - front + thunderstorm
7 - cyclone + front + thunderstorm

Citable as:  [ PROVISIONAL ] University of Exeter; Melbourne University; Catto, J.; Dowdy, A. (9999): European Storm Types. NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/ad93d6625d4e4124bb136dbb91b78091

Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: Storm types, Cyclone, Front, Thunderstorm, Europe

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Data lineage:

The cyclones and fronts are identified using updated versions of the algorithms described in Catto and Dowdy (2021), specifically the front identification of Sansom and Catto (2023). The thunderstorm data is calculated using a proxy described in Dowdy (2022).

References:
Catto, J. L., and A. J. Dowdy (2021) Understanding compound hazards from a weather system perspective, Weather and Climate Extremes, 32, 100313, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2021.100313.

Dowdy, A.J. Climatology of thunderstorms, convective rainfall and dry lightning environments in Australia. Clim Dyn 54, 3041–3052 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05167-9

Sansom, P. G. and Catto, J. L.: Objective identification of meteorological fronts and climatologies from ERA-Interim and ERA5, Geosci. Model Dev., 17, 6137–6151, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-6137-2024, 2024

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Process overview

This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.

Independent Instruments

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Output Description

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No variables found.

Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1980-01-01T00:00:00
End time:
2018-12-31T00:00:00
Geographic Extent

 
69.2500°
 
45.0000°
 
45.0000°
 
20.7500°