{"id":169,"date":"2014-11-25T16:51:47","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T15:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2026-09-22T13:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T11:36:37","slug":"european-severe-weather-database","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/european-severe-weather-database\/","title":{"rendered":"European Severe Weather Database (ESWD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The objective of the ESWD is to collect and provide detailed and quality-controlled information on severe convective storm events over Europe.<\/p>\n<p>In collaboration with <a title=\"ESWD Partners\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/european-severe-weather-database\/eswd-cooperations\/\">our partners<\/a> including networks of voluntary observers, meteorological services and general public, many tens of thousands of reports have been collected.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eswd.eu\/\">View the\u00a0ESWD database&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Use of data\u00a0from the public eswd.eu website<\/h2>\n<p>You may use any data retrieved from the <a title=\"The ESWD website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eswd.eu\">ESWD\u00a0website <\/a>according\u00a0to the conditions stipulated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260922_ESWD-User-Agreement-for-Non-Commercial-Use.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">User&#8217;s Agreement<\/a>. For instance, commercial use is not allowed.\u00a0By using the ESWD data, you accept all conditions in this Agreement (even when not actually signing the Agreement and returning it to ESSL). Please note that ESSL\u00a0is not liable for any linked content included in the ESWD.<\/p>\n<h2>Obtaining more data<\/h2>\n<h3>1. For academic or personal non-commercial use<\/h3>\n<p>Please fill in the following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260922_ESWD-User-Agreement-for-Non-Commercial-Use.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">User&#8217;s Agreement<\/a>, sign it, and return it as a PDF file via our <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.wix.com\/r\/7038770502055231719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">application form here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.wix.com\/r\/7038770502055231719\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">form<\/a> you will be asked<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>for what project\u00a0you want to use the data<\/li>\n<li>for what area, time period and event types you need data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We will then work with you to find\u00a0a solution for your needs. For use in larger, funded projects, we typically request a fee as a contribution to our efforts collecting and managing the data.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In case of technical or other issues please contact User Support at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">eswd@essl.org.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>2. Other use<\/h3>\n<p>Organizations can become a general user by paying a fee that depends on the size of your organization, or by becoming an <a title=\"ESSL Membership\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/about-us\/essl-membership\/\">institutional supporting member of ESSL<\/a>.\u00a0 Please contact User Support at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">eswd@essl.org.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 align=\"justify\">ESWD User Guide Document<\/h2>\n<p>Within this document, you can find a basic advice on using the European Severe Weather Database (ESWD), based on our own experiences and frequently asked questions to our User Support at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">eswd@essl.org.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESWD-USER-GUIDE-DOC.pdf\">ESWD User Guide (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>ESWD Data Format Specification<\/h2>\n<p>This report describes the ESWD data format, which has been\u00a0developed for the documentation and exchange of information on severe weather events. The\u00a0ESWD data format is used operationally in the European Severe Weather Database (ESWD) that\u00a0is managed and maintained by the European Severe Storms Laboratory (Dotzek et al. 2009;\u00a0Groenemeijer et al. 2017).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essl.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/ESWD-data-format-specification_03062026rev1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESWD Data Format Specification (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 align=\"justify\">Reference<\/h2>\n<p>In your scientific manuscript for which you have used the ESWD, please cite the following article:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dotzek, N., P. Groenemeijer, B. Feuerstein, and A. M. Holzer, 2009a: Overview of ESSL&#8217;s severe convective storms research using the European Severe Weather Database ESWD. Atmos. Res., 93, 575\u2212586<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-0 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The objective of the ESWD is to collect and provide detailed and quality-controlled information on severe convective storm events over Europe. 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