Global Tropical cyclone (TC) track dataset (1842-2019)

Global Tropical cyclone (TC) best track data already exist as individual storm tracks at other agencies. The intent of the IBTrACS project is to overcome data availability issues. This was achieved by working directly with all the Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers and other international centers and individuals to create a global best track dataset, merging storm information from multiple centers into one product and archiving the data for public use. The World Meteorological Organization Tropical Cyclone Programme has endorsed IBTrACS as an official archiving and distribution resource for tropical cyclone best track data. The IBTrACS project: contains the most complete global set of historical tropical cyclones available, combines information from numerous tropical cyclone datasets, simplifies inter-agency comparisons by providing storm data from multiple sources in one place, provides data in popular formats to facilitate analysis and checks the quality of storm inventories, positions, pressures, and wind speeds, passing the information on to the user. The primary intent of IBTrACS is to support scientific research efforts.

目前其他机构已各自拥有独立的热带气旋（Tropical Cyclone, TC）最佳路径数据集。IBTrACS项目的目标在于解决数据可获取性方面的难题。本项目通过与所有区域专业气象中心、其他国际机构及相关人员直接合作，打造全球热带气旋最佳路径数据集：将多机构的风暴信息整合为单一产品，并对数据进行归档以面向公众开放使用。世界气象组织（World Meteorological Organization, WMO）热带气旋计划已认可IBTrACS作为热带气旋最佳路径数据的官方归档与分发资源。IBTrACS项目具备如下特性：收录了当前可获取的最完整的全球历史热带气旋数据集；整合了多份热带气旋数据集的信息；通过集中提供多源风暴数据，简化了跨机构的对比工作；以通用格式提供数据以支撑分析工作，并对风暴清单、定位、气压及风速数据开展质量校验，最终将处理后的信息交付给用户。IBTrACS的核心目标是为科学研究工作提供支撑。