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Feature/from netcdf fast #993

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@NicolasColombi NicolasColombi commented Jan 16, 2025

Changes proposed in this PR:

This PR adds a method to import tropical cyclones tracks from an open source tc model called FAST.

  • from_fast(): Import model output in netcdf format, restructure it, compute missing central pressure and radious of maximal wind
  • define_tc_category_fast(): define tropical cyclone category based on Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale
  • test_from_fast()
  • test_define_tc_category_fast()

To do:

  • Update tutorial to mention the new model
  • fix plotting bug
  • Improve test_from_fast() coverge

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I haven't reviewed the changes, but I looked at this PR because it sounded like you implemented a faster way of reading NetCDF. It might be worthwhile to consider disobeying the naming scheme and uppercasing "FAST" in the method names (i.e., from_FAST) to clarify that it does not mean "quick" 😅

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