huracanpy.tc.saffir_simpson_category#

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

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

Parameters:

wind (array_like) – 10-minutes averaged 10m wind in m/s
convention (str)
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:

array_like