50-year wind speed maps for tropical-cyclone-affected regions using best track data

Chapman-Smith, Keeta; Guo Larsén, Xiaoli; Laier Brodersen, Mark

doi:10.5194/wes-11-1889-2026

Articles | Volume 11, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1889-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1889-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 5

Research article

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26 May 2026

Research article |

| 26 May 2026

50-year wind speed maps for tropical-cyclone-affected regions using best track data

Keeta Chapman-Smith, Xiaoli Guo Larsén, and Mark Laier Brodersen

Data sets

International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) Project, Version 4.01 J. Gahtan et al. https://doi.org/10.25921/82ty-9e16

Short summary

This study presents a method to estimate wind speeds that could occur in a 50-year period. The 50-year wind speed is calculated for three regions: Taiwan, Japan, and the east coast of the US. The method performs well in Taiwan and Japan, which can be attributed to the large dataset size located in a limited spatial area. The east coast of the US performs less well due to the smaller dataset size and wider spatial region that they cover.