Table 1 Definition of the basin domains17 and tropical cyclone (TC) seasons32 used in this study. The basin domains are based on the basin domains used in the IBTrACS dataset.
From: Generation of a global synthetic tropical cyclone hazard dataset using STORM
Basin name | Abbreviation | Basin domain | TC season |
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Eastern Pacific | EP | 5°–60°N 180°–coastline of North America on the North Atlantic | 1 June–30 November |
North Atlantic | NA | 5°–60°N coastline of North America on the Eastern Pacific - 360° | 1 June–30 November |
North Indian | NI | 5°–60°N 30°–100°E | 1 April–30 June 1 September–30 November |
South Indian | SI | 5–60°S 10°–135°E | 1 November–30 April |
South Pacific | SP | 5–60°S 135°–240°E | 1 November–30 April |
Western Pacific | WP | 5–60°N 100°–180°E | 1 May–30 November |