{"version_information": {"version": "det_AHW_tail10.0_v1.1", "compiled_date": "2026-07-16 09:06:05.851699", "data_source": "ERA5", "website": "http://wexa.jamstec.go.jp", "Author": "Patrick Martineau"}, "event_id": {"name": "Event ID", "description": "A unique identifier based on: beginning_date, end_date, longitude, and latitude", "value": "2016-Aug-07_to_2016-Aug-12_318.5_-18.5"}, "event_label": {"name": "Event label", "description": "Integer-valued grid identifier that uniquely labels each detected extreme event in space and time, consistent with the corresponding labels stored in the NetCDF dataset.", "value": 2016080001589}, "status": {"name": "Status", "description": "An ongoing event denotes an event that lasts up to the latest data available. These events are subject to change as newer data is added.", "value": false}, "start_date": {"name": "Start date", "description": "First date on which grid points are under the influence of an event", "value": "August 07 2016"}, "end_date": {"name": "End date", "description": "Last date on which grid points are under the influence of an event", "value": "August 12 2016"}, "duration": {"name": "Duration", "description": "Time elapsed (days) from the start date to the end date", "value": 6}, "figures_available": {"name": "Figures available", "description": "True if figures were pre-generated for this event", "value": true}, "detection_var": {"name": "Detection variable", "description": "Variable used for the detection scheme", "value": "t2m"}, "event_type": {"name": "Event type", "description": "Type of the event detected", "value": "Heat wave"}, "area": {"name": "Area", "description": "The area (in square meters) encompassing all grid points under the influence of an event during its lifetime.", "value": 134518.65974098942}, "countries_affected": {"name": "Countries affected", "description": "The ArcGIS geocoding API (https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/geocode/) is used to obtain a list of all the countries affected by an event during its lifetime.", "value": ["Brazil"]}, "IPCC_regions": {"name": "IPCC regions", "description": "List of all IPCC regions affected", "value": ["N.E.South-America", "S.E.South-America"]}, "continents_affected": {"name": "Continents affected", "description": "List of all continents affected", "value": ["South America"]}, "oceans_affected": {"name": "Ocean basins affected", "description": "The ArcGIS geocoding API (https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/geocode/) is used to obtain a list of all the ocean basins affected by an event during its lifetime.", "value": []}, "center_lat": {"name": "Center latitude", "description": "Latitude of the maximum time-integrated standardized t2m anomalies. Only t2m of the same polarity as the events are considered (positive T2m for a HW, for instance). The centre is thus representative of both the severity and persistence of anomalies.", "value": -18.5}, "center_lon": {"name": "Center longitude", "description": "Longitude of the maximum time-integrated standardized t2m anomalies. Only t2m of the same polarity as the events are considered (positive T2m for a HW, for instance). The centre is thus representative of both the severity and persistence of anomalies.", "value": 318.5}, "center_latf": {"name": "Center latitude", "description": "Formatted version of center longitude", "value": "318.5\u00b0E"}, "western_lon": {"name": "Westernmost longitude", "description": "Westernmost longitude affected by event", "value": 314.25}, "eastern_lon": {"name": "Easternmost longitude", "description": "Easternmost longitude affected by event", "value": 320.25}, "southern_lat": {"name": "Southernmost latitude", "description": "Southernmost latitude affected by event", "value": -20.75}, "northern_lat": {"name": "Northernmost latitude", "description": "Northernmost latitude affected by event", "value": -16.25}, "polygons": {"name": "Polygons", "description": "Polygon vertices describing the boundary of the event at each time step", "value": {"2016-08-07T11:30:00.000000000": {"type": "MultiPolygon", "coordinates": [[[[-42.15, -18.75], [-42.25, -18.5], [-42.03, -17.97], [-41.5, -17.75], [-41.25, -17.85], [-41.18, -17.82], [-41.03, -17.47], [-40.5, -17.25], [-40.25, -17.35], [-40.0, -17.25], [-39.47, -17.47], [-39.25, -18.0], [-39.35, -18.25], [-39.25, -18.5], [-39.35, -18.75], [-39.25, -19.0], [-39.47, -19.53], [-39.82, -19.68], [-39.97, -20.03], [-40.5, -20.25], [-40.75, -20.15], [-41.0, -20.25], [-41.25, -20.15], [-41.5, -20.25], [-42.03, -20.03], [-42.25, -19.5], [-42.15, -19.25], [-42.25, -19.0], [-42.15, -18.75]]]]}, "2016-08-08T11:30:00.000000000": {"type": "MultiPolygon", "coordinates": [[[[-45.53, -19.47], [-45.12, -19.3], [-45.25, -19.0], [-45.15, -18.75], [-45.25, -18.5], [-45.15, -18.25], [-45.25, -18.0], [-45.03, -17.47], [-44.5, -17.25], [-43.97, -17.47], [-43.75, -18.0], [-43.85, -18.25], [-43.75, -18.5], [-43.85, -18.75], [-43.82, -18.82], [-43.75, -18.85], [-43.5, -18.75], [-43.25, -18.85], [-43.18, -18.82], [-43.04, -18.5], [-43.25, -18.0], [-43.03, -17.47], [-42.5, -17.25], [-42.25, -17.35], [-42.0, -17.25], [-41.47, -17.47], [-41.32, -17.82], [-41.25, -17.85], [-41.18, -17.82], [-41.03, -17.47], [-40.5, -17.25], [-40.25, -17.35], [-40.0, -17.25], [-39.47, -17.47], [-39.25, -18.0], [-39.35, -18.25], [-39.25, -18.5], [-39.35, -18.75], [-39.25, -19.0], [-39.47, -19.53], [-39.82, -19.68], [-39.97, -20.03], [-40.32, -20.18], [-40.47, -20.53], [-41.0, -20.75], [-41.53, -20.53], [-41.68, -20.18], [-41.75, -20.15], [-41.82, -20.18], [-41.97, -20.53], [-42.32, -20.68], [-42.47, -21.03], [-43.0, -21.25], [-43.25, -21.15], [-43.5, -21.25], [-44.0, -21.04], [-44.5, -21.25], [-44.75, -21.15], [-45.0, -21.25], [-45.53, -21.03], [-45.75, -20.5], [-45.65, -20.25], [-45.75, -20.0], [-45.53, -19.47]]]]}, "2016-08-09T11:30:00.000000000": {"type": "MultiPolygon", "coordinates": [[[[-46.25, -17.5], [-46.03, -16.97], [-45.5, -16.75], [-45.25, -16.85], [-45.0, -16.75], [-44.47, -16.97], [-44.32, -17.32], [-44.25, -17.35], [-44.0, -17.25], [-43.47, -17.47], [-43.25, -18.0], [-43.03, -17.47], [-42.5, -17.25], [-42.25, -17.35], [-42.0, -17.25], [-41.47, -17.47], [-41.32, -17.82], [-41.25, -17.85], [-41.18, -17.82], [-41.03, -17.47], [-40.5, -17.25], [-40.25, -17.35], [-40.0, -17.25], [-39.47, -17.47], [-39.25, -18.0], [-39.35, -18.25], [-39.25, -18.5], [-39.35, -18.75], [-39.25, -19.0], [-39.47, -19.53], [-39.82, -19.68], [-39.97, -20.03], [-40.32, -20.18], [-40.47, -20.53], [-41.0, -20.75], [-41.53, -20.53], [-41.68, -20.18], [-41.75, -20.15], [-41.82, -20.18], [-41.97, -20.53], [-42.32, -20.68], [-42.47, -21.03], [-43.0, -21.25], [-43.25, -21.15], [-43.5, -21.25], [-44.0, -21.04], [-44.5, -21.25], [-44.75, -21.15], [-45.0, -21.25], [-45.53, -21.03], [-45.75, -20.5], [-45.65, -20.25], [-45.75, -20.0], [-45.53, -19.47], [-45.12, -19.3], [-45.25, -19.0], [-45.15, -18.75], [-45.18, -18.68], [-45.53, -18.53], [-45.68, -18.18], [-46.03, -18.03], [-46.25, -17.5]], [[-43.35, -18.25], [-43.3, -18.38], [-43.12, -18.3], [-43.25, -18.0], [-43.35, -18.25]]]]}, "2016-08-10T11:30:00.000000000": {"type": "MultiPolygon", "coordinates": [[[[-46.25, -17.5], [-46.03, -16.97], [-45.5, -16.75], [-45.25, -16.85], [-45.0, -16.75], [-44.7, -16.88], [-44.65, -16.75], [-44.75, -16.5], [-44.53, -15.97], [-44.0, -15.75], [-43.47, -15.97], [-43.32, -16.32], [-42.97, -16.47], [-42.75, -17.0], [-42.93, -17.43], [-42.5, -17.25], [-42.25, -17.35], [-42.0, -17.25], [-41.47, -17.47], [-41.32, -17.82], [-41.25, -17.85], [-41.18, -17.82], [-41.03, -17.47], [-40.5, -17.25], [-40.25, -17.35], [-40.0, -17.25], [-39.47, -17.47], [-39.25, -18.0], [-39.35, -18.25], [-39.25, -18.5], [-39.35, -18.75], [-39.25, -19.0], [-39.47, -19.53], [-39.82, -19.68], [-39.97, -20.03], [-40.32, -20.18], [-40.47, -20.53], [-41.0, -20.75], [-41.53, -20.53], [-41.68, -20.18], [-41.75, -20.15], [-41.82, -20.18], [-41.97, -20.53], [-42.32, -20.68], [-42.47, -21.03], [-43.0, -21.25], [-43.25, -21.15], [-43.5, -21.25], [-44.0, -21.04], [-44.5, -21.25], [-44.75, -21.15], [-45.0, -21.25], [-45.53, -21.03], [-45.75, -20.5], [-45.65, -20.25], [-45.75, -20.0], [-45.53, -19.47], [-45.12, -19.3], [-45.25, -19.0], [-45.15, -18.75], [-45.18, -18.68], [-45.53, -18.53], [-45.68, -18.18], [-46.03, -18.03], [-46.25, -17.5]], [[-43.12, -18.3], [-43.25, -18.0], [-43.35, -18.25], [-43.3, -18.38], [-43.12, -18.3]], [[-43.07, -17.57], [-43.32, -17.68], [-43.35, -17.75], [-43.25, -18.0], [-43.07, -17.57]]]]}, "2016-08-11T11:30:00.000000000": {"type": "MultiPolygon", "coordinates": [[[[-46.25, -17.5], [-46.03, -16.97], [-45.5, -16.75], [-45.25, -16.85], [-45.0, -16.75], [-44.7, -16.88], [-44.65, -16.75], [-44.75, -16.5], [-44.53, -15.97], [-44.0, -15.75], [-43.47, -15.97], [-43.32, -16.32], [-42.97, -16.47], [-42.75, -17.0], [-42.93, -17.43], [-42.5, -17.25], [-42.25, -17.35], [-42.0, -17.25], [-41.47, -17.47], [-41.32, -17.82], [-40.97, -17.97], [-40.75, -18.5], [-40.97, -19.03], [-41.32, -19.18], [-41.35, -19.25], [-41.25, -19.5], [-41.47, -20.03], [-42.0, -20.25], [-42.53, -20.03], [-42.7, -19.62], [-42.82, -19.68], [-42.97, -20.03], [-43.5, -20.25], [-43.75, -20.15], [-44.0, -20.25], [-44.53, -20.03], [-44.68, -19.68], [-45.03, -19.53], [-45.25, -19.0], [-45.12, -18.7], [-45.53, -18.53], [-45.68, -18.18], [-46.03, -18.03], [-46.25, -17.5]], [[-43.35, -18.25], [-43.3, -18.38], [-43.12, -18.3], [-43.25, -18.0], [-43.35, -18.25]], [[-43.07, -17.57], [-43.32, -17.68], [-43.35, -17.75], [-43.25, -18.0], [-43.07, -17.57]]]]}, "2016-08-12T11:30:00.000000000": {"type": "MultiPolygon", "coordinates": [[[[-44.65, -16.75], [-44.75, -16.5], [-44.53, -15.97], [-44.0, -15.75], [-43.47, -15.97], [-43.32, -16.32], [-42.97, -16.47], [-42.75, -17.0], [-42.97, -17.53], [-43.32, -17.68], [-43.47, -18.03], [-44.0, -18.25], [-44.53, -18.03], [-44.75, -17.5], [-44.65, -17.25], [-44.75, -17.0], [-44.65, -16.75]]]]}}}, "max_amp": {"name": "Maximum anomaly amplitude", "description": "Maximum t2m anomaly recorded over entire duration", "value": 3.919680545843562}, "mean_amp": {"name": "Mean anomaly amplitude", "description": "Mean t2m anomaly over entire duration", "value": 2.5654343845192913}, "evo_areamean": {"name": "Evolution of mean t2m", "description": "The daily evolution of mean t2m.", "value": [24.00858602161395, 23.147917617127234, 23.241254582889383, 23.39046280131538, 23.74802348599428, 23.729872560807905]}, "evo_maxamp": {"name": "Evolution of maximum t2m", "description": "The daily evolution of maximum t2m.", "value": [24.55088253669618, 25.249761453340795, 26.669133270141003, 26.53961006783794, 26.323952329015924, 25.044067037772777]}, "anom_evo_areamean": {"name": "Evolution of mean t2m anomalies", "description": "The daily evolution of mean t2m anomalies.", "value": [2.3754814502056942, 2.549955901032738, 2.516173369745992, 2.601981686196183, 2.6911312577620294, 2.790550092039169]}, "anom_evo_maxamp": {"name": "Evolution of maximum t2m anomalies", "description": "The daily evolution of maximum t2m anomalies.", "value": [2.5519769924373463, 3.284401490033588, 3.1483869917551033, 3.3564993438881743, 3.919680545843562, 2.990960777482428]}, "anom_scaled_evo_areamean": {"name": "Evolution of mean standardized t2m anomalies", "description": "The daily evolution of mean standardized t2m anomalies.", "value": [1.5724231623535336, 1.5725944679750963, 1.5798144688042641, 1.6435030481629695, 1.633685086589671, 1.5525136338709367]}, "anom_scaled_evo_maxamp": {"name": "Evolution of maximum standardized t2m anomalies", "description": "The daily evolution of maximum standardized t2m anomalies.", "value": [1.827566572787807, 2.1058161722269957, 1.9613989001152667, 2.082365575079407, 2.2960756861024585, 1.652253211699464]}}