PyStormTracker: A High-Performance Cyclone Tracker in Python

Getting Started

• PyStormTracker
  • Features
  • Technical Methodology
  • Documentation
  • Installation
  • Usage
  • Sample Data
  • Development
  • Citations
  • References
  • License

Technical Reference

• Architecture
  • 1. High-Level Design Philosophy
  • 2. Core Components
  • 3. The Tracker Protocol
  • 4. Future Architectural Direction
  • 5. Performance Benchmarks
  • Appendix: Evolution from Legacy Architecture
• Hodges Implementation
  • 1. Feature Identification Design
  • 2. Trajectory Linking (MGE Optimization)
  • 3. Adaptive Constraints
  • 4. Orchestration & Performance
  • 5. Summary of Technical Differences
  • 6. References
• HEALPix Support
  • 1. Overview
  • 2. Spectral Regridding (SpectralRegridder)
  • 3. HEALPix Tracking Algorithm (HealpixTracker)
  • 4. Engineering Standards
  • 5. Usage Example
• Benchmark
  • Methodology
  • Resolution: 2.5x2.5
  • Resolution: 0.25x0.25

Visualization

• Interactive Map
  • About the Data

Development & History

• Changelog
  • v0.5.0 - 2026-04-08
  • v0.4.2 - 2026-03-19
  • v0.4.1 - 2026-03-18
  • v0.4.0 - 2026-03-14
  • v0.3.3 - 2026-03-10
  • v0.3.2 - 2026-03-09
  • v0.3.1 - 2026-03-08
  • v0.3.0 - 2026-03-08
  • v0.2.2 - 2026-03-04
  • v0.2.1 - 2026-03-04
  • v0.2.0 - 2026-03-01
  • v0.0.2 - 2018-10-25
  • v0.0.1 - 2016-01-11
• Roadmap
  • 1. Performance & Scalability
  • 2. CI/CD & Testing
  • 3. Architecture
  • 4. Distribution & Ecosystem
  • 5. Feature Implementation

Resources

• IMILAST Intercomparison Protocol