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Project Timeline

Following is a chronological timeline of the Tropical Cyclone Data Project activities.

Past Activities

01 October 2013 -- Period of Performance began

11 October 2013 -- 1st Research Update presentation given to the RPI2.0 Member Companies in Hamilton, Bermuda

05 December 2013 -- Enhanced Vortex Data Messages (VDM+) Dataset was released to the RPI2.0 Member Companies

29 August 2014 -- Extended Flight Level (FLIGHT+) Dataset was released to the RPI2.0 Member Companies

18 September 2014 -- QuikSCAT Tropical Cyclone Radial Structure (QSCAT-R) Dataset was released to the RPI2.0 Member Companies

25 September 2014 -- 2nd Research Update presentation given to the RPI2.0 Member Companies in Hamilton, Bermuda

25 November 2015 -- The VDM+ Dataset was released to the public

23 December 2015 -- The QSCAT-R Dataset was released to the public

31 December 2015 (revised) -- An initial version of the new historical database was released to RPI2.0 Member Companies for acceptance evaluation. The new database has been named the Tropical Cyclone Observations-Based Structure (TC-OBS) Database.

31 December 2015 (revised) - Revised Period of Performance ends


Upcoming Activities

20 January 2016 (revised) -- The final version of the TC-OBS Database will be released to the RPI2.0 Member Companies, marking completion of the final deliverable for the project

19 April 2016 (revised) -- Current target for the public release of the FLIGHT+ dataset

19 April 2016 -- Dr. Vigh will present on the new Tropical Cyclone Observations-Based Structure Database (TC-OBS) in the Catastrophe Modeling session of the 32nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology

25 June 2016 (revised) - Current target to submit a manuscript of research findings to be submitted for publication

31 December 2016 (revised) - Anticipated Publication date of research findings and public release of the New Historical Database

 

Notes

Each source dataset and the historical database will be made available to RPI members for a period of 6-12 months prior to public release, or as long as it takes to publish results, whichever comes first. The public release of the historical database will be timed to coincide with the publication of the major results paper, which is anticipated around the end of 2016.