status_abbr_to_str

Convert Status abbreviation to string

status_abbr_to_str(x)

Arguments

x	character vector of status abbreviations

Value

character vector of strings

Details

Status abbreviations

DB

Disturbance (of any intensity)

EX

Extratropical cyclone (of any intensity)

HU

Tropical cyclone of hurricane intensity (> 64 knots)

LO

A low that is neither a tropical cyclone, a subtropical cyclone, nor an extratropical cyclone (of any intensity)

SD

Subtropical cyclone of subtropical depression intensity (< 34 knots)

SS

Subtropical cyclone of subtropical storm intensity (> 34 knots)

TD

Tropical cyclone of tropical depression intensity (< 34 knots)

TS

Tropical cyclone of tropical storm intensity (34-63 knots)

WV

Tropical Wave (of any intensity)

See also

http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/newhurdat-format.pdf

Examples

# Extratropical Cyclone
status_abbr_to_str("EX")
#> [1] "Extratropical Cyclone"

# Hurricane
status_abbr_to_str("HU")
#> [1] "Hurricane"