calc_and_summarize_grid_wind: Calculate and summarize grid winds

In stormwindmodel: Model Tropical Cyclone Wind Speeds

Description

This function combines the calc_grid_wind and summarize_grid_wind functions so they can be run jointly in the overall get_grid_winds function. This function calculates wind characteristics at just one location. Within the package, the function used within another function (get_grid_winds) to model wind speeds at all grid locations.

Usage

calc_and_summarize_grid_wind(
  grid_point = stormwindmodel::county_points[1, ],
  with_wind_radii = add_wind_radii(),
  tint = 0.25,
  gust_duration_cut = 20,
  sust_duration_cut = 20
)

Arguments

grid_point	A one-row dataframe with the grid id, latitude, and longitude for a single location for which you want to model winds.
with_wind_radii	A dataframe of storm tracks, including inputs and parameters for the Willoughby wind model, as created by add_wind_radii.
tint	Interval (in hours) to which to interpolate the tracks. The default is 0.25 (i.e., 15 minutes).
gust_duration_cut	The wind speed, in meters per second, to use as a cutoff point for determining the duration of gust winds. The function will calculate the minutes during the storm when surface-level gust winds were above this speed at the location.
sust_duration_cut	The wind speed, in meters per second, to use as a cutoff point for determining the duration of gust winds. The function will calculate the minutes during the storm when surface-level gust winds were above this speed at the location.

Value

Returns a one-row matrix with wind characteristics for a single location. The wind characteristics given are:

• vmax_gust: Maximum value of surface-level (10 meters) gust winds, in meters per second, over the length of the storm at the given location

• vmax_sust: Maximum value of surface-level (10 meters) sustained winds, in meters per second, over the length of the storm at the given location

• gust_dur: Length of time, in minutes, that surface-level gust winds were above a specified speed (default is 20 m / s)

• sust_dur: Length of time, in minutes, that surface-level sustained winds were above a specified speed (default is 20 m / s)

Examples

## Not run: 
library(dplyr)
data(county_points)
data("floyd_tracks")
full_track <- create_full_track(hurr_track = floyd_tracks, tint = 0.25)
with_wind_radii <- add_wind_radii(full_track = full_track)
grid_point <- county_points %>% filter(gridid == "37055")
grid_wind_summary <- calc_and_summarize_grid_wind(grid_point = grid_point,
   with_wind_radii = with_wind_radii, gust_duration_cut = 15,
   sust_duration_cut = 15)

## End(Not run)

stormwindmodel documentation built on July 27, 2020, 9:06 a.m.