The Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS) classifies hurricanes—which in the Western Hemisphere are tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms—into five … See more

Some scientists, including Kerry Emanuel and Lakshmi Kantha, have criticized the scale as being too simplistic, namely that the scale takes into account neither the physical size of a … See more

The scale was developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Simpson, who at the time was director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center See more

The scale separates hurricanes into five different categories based on wind. The U.S. National Hurricane Center classifies hurricanes of … See more

• "Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale". U.S. National Hurricane Center.
• "An Interview with Dr. Robert Simpson". The Mariners … See more