storms {cyclones} | R Documentation

## North Atlantic cyclone statistics.

### Description

Counts of low-pressure systems every 12hr over the North Atlantic region (00.00 and 12.00 UTC), derived from the NMC (now National Centers for Environmental Prediction, NCEP, http://www.ncep.noaa.gov/).

### Usage

    data(storms)

### Format

'storm' - a list of lon, lat, psl, yy, mm, dd

### Source

The Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Climatology division.

### References

EMS04-A-00146, Benestad, R.E.; Sorteberg, A.; Chen, D. 'Storm statistics derived using a calculus-based cyclone identification method', http://www.cosis.net/members/meetings/sessions/oral_programme.php?p_id=110&s_id=1845, European Meteorological Society AC2, Nice, Sept 28, 2004.

### Examples

[Package cyclones version 1.1-6 Index]