TCHazaRds (version 1.1.4)

rMax_modelsR: Compute the Tropical Cyclone Radius of Maximum Winds

Description

Compute the Tropical Cyclone Radius of Maximum Winds

Usage

rMax_modelsR(
  rMaxModel,
  TClats,
  cPs,
  eP,
  R175ms = 150,
  dPdt = NULL,
  vFms = NULL,
  rho = 1.15,
  vMax = NULL
)

Value

radius of maximum winds (km)

Arguments

rMaxModel

0=Powell et.al.(2005),1=McInnes et.al.(2014),2=Willoughby & Rahn (2004), 3=Vickery & Wadhera (2008), 4=Takagi & Wu (2016), 5 = Chavas & Knaff (2022).

TClats

Tropical cyclone central latitude (nautical degrees)

cPs

Tropical cyclone central pressure (hPa)

eP

Background environmental pressure (hPa)

R175ms

radius of 17.5m/s wind speeds (km)

dPdt

rate of change in central pressure over time, hPa per hour from Holland 2008

vFms

Forward speed of the storm m/s

rho

density of air

vMax

maximum wind speed m/s. see vMax_modelsR

Examples

rMax_modelsR(0,-14,950,1013,200,0,0,1.15)