Macro Validation Dataset for U.S. Hurricane Models: A

Special Topics (narrow topic or advanced); Public and regulatory acceptance of catastrophe models has been hampered by the complexity and proprietary nature of the models. The outside user is generally dependent on the modeler to demonstrate the validity and reasonableness of model results. Accordingly, we have developed a dataset permitting macro validation- one that would allow a lay person to compare the overall results of a hurricane model to an historical record.