Description: ----------- * “TAMS” folder contains datasets for Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs) developed with TAMS (refer to Nunez Ocasio et al. 2020 for a complete description). * Within this folder there are two type of subfolders: YYYYMSGdailyfileslargedomain_2 and YYYYMCStrackedlargedomain_2. The first type of subfolder contains the files of cloud pixels for the specific year. These files do not have information about the different MCSs tracks, classification and so on, only of the cloud pixels. * The data within the YYYYMCStrackedlargedomain_2 subfolders are the final products which include the information about tracks, rain, and the MCSs characteristics (refer to Nunez Ocasio et al. 2020 for a complete description). The files in the YYYYMSGdailyfileslargedomain_2 subfolders are use as input for the second step of the tracking algorithm. * The final products (those in YYYYMCStrackedlargedomain_2 subfolders) include datasets for August through September from 2004 to 2008. Each year has its corresponding file as well as each background flow utilize for the tracking (10 m s-1 or 12 m s-1 for example). * Note that there are three different types of files for each year and background flow. The YYMMDD_YYMMDDMCStracked_XXms.mat files include detailed information about each cloud of each MCS except information about the rain. The YYMMDD_YYMMDDMCSrain_XXms.mat files only include information of rain for each cloud associated with the corresponding MCS, and the YYMMDD_YYMMDDMCSpositions_XXms.mat. files do not include rain information and excludes some information given in the YYMMDD_YYMMDDMCStracked_XXms.mat files but includes the calculations used in Nunez Ocasio et al. 2020. * Below you will find additional information about which folder and file to us when reproducing Figures from Nunez Ocasio et al. 2020 Steps to reproduc Figures from Nunez Ocasio et al. 2020: ------------------------------------------------------- 1 - Use Debby.mat in the “Publication” folder to find the data of the MCSs associated with Pre-Tropical Storm Debby within the “mcs_aew” structure. From there, locate the field called “system” to plot all of the positions of each MCS of pre-Tropical Storm Debby as in Figure 4 in Nunez Ocasio et al. 2020. 2- Use file 060801_060930MCSpositions_12ms.mat in the “TAMS/2006MCStrackedlargedomain_2/” path---it contains the structure named “Positions” --- to plot genesis (first “lon” and “lat”) and termination (last “lon” and “lat”) of MCSs as in Figures 7 and 8 in Nunez Ocasio et al. 2020. Locate field called “system” to find the “lon” and “lat” values to be plotted. To identify which type of MCS (DLL, CCC or MCC) is being plotted use field called “Class” within the “Positions” structure. 3- Use file Population_with_s_m.mat in the “Publication” folder to reproduce plots from Figures 5, 6, 9 and 10 in Nunez Ocasio et al. 2020. 4- Use file afewcases.mat in the “Publication” folder to reproduce plots from Figures 2 and 3 in Nunez Ocasio et al. 2020. Locate field called “System” to find the “lon” and “lat” values to be plotted as well as the “x” and “y” values which are the contours associated with each cloud. Brightness temperature data for this Figure can be found in the ECMWF website and it is referenced in Nunez Ocasio et al. 2020. History: -------- README file created 6/7/2020 by Kelly M. Nunez Ocasio