get_mcs_csv: Post-processing ForTraCC outputs to obtain MCSs using the...

In salvatirehbein/percolator: ForTraCC Post-Processing Tool

Post-processing ForTraCC outputs to obtain MCSs using the SAAG Deep Convection Group criteria

Description

The function performs the following steps:

- Filtering by Tb (brightness temperature) thresholds. - Filtering by size criteria. - Filtering by precipitation (PCP) criteria.

Usage

get_mcs_csv(family_file, ofile_csv)

Arguments

family_file	Character. Path to the family file obtained by Fortracc. Must start with "fam_".
ofile_csv	Character. Output CSV file path for filtered data.

Details

This function identifies and filters Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs) based on specific criteria established by the SAAG Deep Convection Working Group. It creates final plain text dataset for analysis and visualization.

Value

csv

Examples

## Not run: 
get_mcs_masks(family_file = "fam_SAAG_Tb_pcp_info_intermedio_FINAL_2001-2001_01.csv",
              ofile_csv = "MCSs_MASK/MCS_SAAG_WRF_p_2000.csv"
) 
## End(Not run)

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