Tropical Cyclones: Hazard Modelling and Risk Assessment

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

A tropical cyclone (or hurricane in North America, typhoon in Asia) is an intense tropical low-pressure weather system where, in the southern hemisphere, winds circulate clockwise around the centre. Tropical cyclone development is complex, but researchers have identified three components of a tropical cyclone that make up the total cyclone hazard: strong winds, intense rainfall and induced ocean effects including extreme waves, currents, storm surge and resulting storm tide.

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Title Tropical Cyclones: Hazard Modelling and Risk Assessment
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/af9645b7-6e9b-461d-a42e-075f91e333a4
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage Australia
Data Portal Geoscience Australia

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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Tropical Cyclones: Hazard Modelling and Risk Assessment". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/tropical-cyclones-hazard-modelling-and-risk-assessment