Update IBTrACS version

climada/hazard/tc_tracks.py

@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@
 IBTRACS_URL = (
     "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/"
     "international-best-track-archive-for-climate-stewardship-ibtracs/"
-    "v04r00/access/netcdf"
+    "v04r01/access/netcdf"
 )
 """Site of IBTrACS netcdf file containing all tracks v4.0,
 s. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ibtracs/index.php?name=ib-v4-access"""
 
-IBTRACS_FILE = "IBTrACS.ALL.v04r00.nc"
-"""IBTrACS v4.0 file all"""
+IBTRACS_FILE = "IBTrACS.ALL.v04r01.nc"
+"""IBTrACS v4.1 file all"""
 
 IBTRACS_AGENCIES = [
     "usa",
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def from_ibtracs_netcdf(
         correct_pres=False,
         discard_single_points=True,
         additional_variables=None,
-        file_name="IBTrACS.ALL.v04r00.nc",
+        file_name=IBTRACS_FILE,
     ):
         """Create new TCTracks object from IBTrACS databse.
 
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ def from_ibtracs_netcdf(
             compatiblity with other functions such as `equal_timesteps`. Default: True.
         file_name : str, optional
             Name of NetCDF file to be dowloaded or located at climada/data/system.
-            Default: 'IBTrACS.ALL.v04r00.nc'
+            Default: 'IBTrACS.ALL.v04r01.nc'
         additional_variables : list of str, optional
             If specified, additional IBTrACS data variables are extracted, such as "nature" or
             "storm_speed". Only variables that are not agency-specific are supported.
@@ -2576,7 +2576,7 @@ def ibtracs_fit_param(explained, explanatory, year_range=(1980, 2019), order=1):
             raise KeyError("Unknown ibtracs variable: %s" % var)
 
     # load ibtracs dataset
-    fn_nc = SYSTEM_DIR.joinpath("IBTrACS.ALL.v04r00.nc")
+    fn_nc = SYSTEM_DIR.joinpath(IBTRACS_FILE)
     with xr.open_dataset(fn_nc) as ibtracs_ds:
         # choose specified year range
         years = ibtracs_ds.sid.str.slice(0, 4).astype(int)

climada/hazard/test/__init__.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 
 def download_ibtracs():
-    """This makes sure a IBTrACS.ALL.v04r00.nc file is present in SYSTEM_DIR
+    """This makes sure a IBTrACS.ALL.v04r01.nc file is present in SYSTEM_DIR
     First, downloading from the original sources is attempted. If that fails an old version
     is downloaded from the CLIMADA Data API
     """
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ def download_ibtracs():
     ):  # plan b: download an old version of that file from the climada api
         client = Client()
         dsinfo = client.get_dataset_info(
-            name="IBTrACS", version="v04r00", status="external"
+            name="IBTrACS", version="v04r01", status="external"
         )
         [fileinfo] = [
-            fi for fi in dsinfo.files if fi.file_name == "IBTrACS.ALL.v04r00.nc"
+            fi for fi in dsinfo.files if fi.file_name == "IBTrACS.ALL.v04r01.nc"
         ]
         client._download_file(local_path=SYSTEM_DIR, fileinfo=fileinfo)

doc/tutorial/climada_hazard_TropCyclone.ipynb

@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
     "<a id='Part1.a'></a> \n",
     "### a) Load TC tracks from historical records\n",
     "\n",
-    "The best-track historical data from the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship ([IBTrACS](https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ibtracs/)) can easily be loaded into CLIMADA to study the historical records of TC events. The constructor `from_ibtracs_netcdf()` generates the `Datasets` for tracks selected by [IBTrACS](https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ibtracs/) id, or by basin and year range. To achieve this, it downloads the first time the [IBTrACS data v4 in netcdf format](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/international-best-track-archive-for-climate-stewardship-ibtracs/v04r00/access/netcdf/) and stores it in `~/climada/data/`. The tracks can be accessed later either using the attribute `data` or using `get_track()`, which allows to select tracks by its name or id. Use the method `append()` to extend the `data` list.\n",
+    "The best-track historical data from the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship ([IBTrACS](https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ibtracs/)) can easily be loaded into CLIMADA to study the historical records of TC events. The constructor `from_ibtracs_netcdf()` generates the `Datasets` for tracks selected by [IBTrACS](https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ibtracs/) id, or by basin and year range. To achieve this, it downloads the first time the [IBTrACS data v4 in netcdf format](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/international-best-track-archive-for-climate-stewardship-ibtracs/v04r01/access/netcdf/) and stores it in `~/climada/data/`. The tracks can be accessed later either using the attribute `data` or using `get_track()`, which allows to select tracks by its name or id. Use the method `append()` to extend the `data` list.\n",
     "\n",
-    "If you get an error downloading the IBTrACS data, try to manually access [https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/international-best-track-archive-for-climate-stewardship-ibtracs/v04r00/access/netcdf/](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/international-best-track-archive-for-climate-stewardship-ibtracs/v04r00/access/netcdf/), click on the file `IBTrACS.ALL.v04r00.nc` and copy it to `~/climada/data/`.\n",
+    "If you get an error downloading the IBTrACS data, try to manually access [https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/international-best-track-archive-for-climate-stewardship-ibtracs/v04r01/access/netcdf/](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/international-best-track-archive-for-climate-stewardship-ibtracs/v04r01/access/netcdf/), click on the file `IBTrACS.ALL.v04r01.nc` and copy it to `~/climada/data/`.\n",
     "\n",
     "To visualize the tracks use `plot()`.\n"
    ]