fetch_best_tracks_data: Fetch Best Tracks data from NOAA (HURDAT2)

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Fetch Best Tracks data from NOAA (HURDAT2)

Description

This function is used to download, parse, and format the current tropical storm database (HURDAT2) from NOAA. The src parameter may need to be updated each year as the path to the input data is updated. Visit the NOAA website for full data description and metadata for the HURDAT2 database

Usage

fetch_best_tracks_data(
  path,
  src = "https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/hurdat/hurdat2-1851-2020-052921.txt"
)

Arguments

path	character: the path to output downloaded data (*.csv)
src	character: the path to most recent HURDAT2 Best tracks data. May need updating each year.

Examples

# Download recent data from HURDAT2 (NOAA)
library(terra)
library(hurrecon)
data("geographic")

path = 'hurdat_data.csv'
fetch_best_tracks_data(path)

# load data for trackID AL142018 (Hurricane Michael)
track = load_hurdat_track(path, trackID = 'AL142018')
 
# Quick one for example
output = hurrecon_run(track, land=land, max_rad_km = 100, res_m = 500, max_interp_dist_km = 50)
plot(land)
plot(output, add = TRUE)
plot(land)

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