Mesoscale Convective Systems tracking Method Intercomparison
| Name | Spatial segmentation | Temporal linking method | Merging/splitting treatment | Programming language | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyFLEXTRKR | 2D detect-and-spread cold core: Tb<225K, spread to Tb < 241 K | Overlap (0.5) | Yes | Python | https://github.com/FlexTRKR/PyFLEXTRKR |
| simpleTrack | Threshold-connectivity Tb<241K | Overlap (0.6) | Yes | Python | https://github.com/thmstein/simple-track |
| TAMS | Contour (polygon) Tb<241K | Overlap (0.5) | Yes | Python | https://github.com/knubez/TAMS |
| DL + TempestExtreme | Convolutional neural network (U-Net) Trained with PyFLEXTRKR data | Overlap (uses TempestExtremes) (0.5) | No | Python, C++ | https://github.com/mariajmolina/ML-extremes-mcs |
| tobac | Water-shedding Tb<241K | Parcels, propagation speed | Yes | Python | https://github.com/tobac-project/tobac |
| KFyAO | Threshold-connectivity Tb<241K | Overlap and Kalman filter (0.15) | No | Matlab | |
| MOAAP | 3D water-shedding | Overlap (one gridcell) | Yes | Python | https://github.com/AndreasPrein/MOAAP |
| TOOCAN | 3D region growing (space + time) Tb dilation from 190 K to 241K, +2 K/step | Data | No | C | https://toocan.ipsl.fr/ |
| TIMPS | 2D detect-and-spread multi-thresholds with outer Tb<241K | Overlap (max overlap) | No | Python, C++ | |
| ATRACKS | multi-thresholds with outer Tb<241K, Contour (polygon) Tb<241K | Overlap (0.25) | No | Python | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7025989 |