storms               package:cyclones               R Documentation

_N_o_r_t_h _A_t_l_a_n_t_i_c _c_y_c_l_o_n_e _s_t_a_t_i_s_t_i_c_s.

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     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, <URL:
     http://www.ncep.noaa.gov/>).

_U_s_a_g_e:

     data(storms)

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

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

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     The Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Climatology division.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

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

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

