TempestExtremes: a framework for scale-insensitive pointwise feature tracking on unstructured grids
Ullrich, P. A., & Zarzycki, C. M. (2017). TempestExtremes: a framework for scale-insensitive pointwise feature tracking on unstructured grids. Geoscientific Model Development, 10, 1069-1090. doi:10.5194/gmd-10-1069-2017
This paper describes a new open-source software framework for automated pointwise feature tracking that is applicable to a wide array of climate datasets using either structured or unstructured grids. Common climatological pointwise features include tropical cyclones, extratropical cyclones and t... Show moreThis paper describes a new open-source software framework for automated pointwise feature tracking that is applicable to a wide array of climate datasets using either structured or unstructured grids. Common climatological pointwise features include tropical cyclones, extratropical cyclones and tropical easterly waves. To enable support for a wide array of detection schemes, a suite of algorithmic kernels have been developed that capture the core functionality of algorithmic tracking routines throughout the literature. A review of efforts related to pointwise feature tracking from the past 3 decades is included. Selected results using both reanalysis datasets and unstructured grid simulations are provided. Show less