huracanpy.utils.category.get_sshs_cat#

huracanpy.utils.category.get_sshs_cat(wind, convention='Saffir-Simpson', wind_units='m s-1')[source]#

Function to determine the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale (SSHS) category.

Parameters:
  • wind (xarray.DataArray) – 10-minutes averaged 10m wind in m/s

  • wind_units (str, default="m s-1") – The units of the input array if they are not already provided by the attributes

Returns:

The category series. You can append it to your tracks by running tracks[“sshs”] = get_sshs_cat(tracks.wind)

Return type:

xarray.DataArray