SplitR (version 0.3)

get_met_edas40: Get EDAS40 meteorology data files

Description

This function downloads EDAS40 meteorology data files from the NOAA FTP server and saves them to a specified folder. Files can be downloaded either by specifying a list of filenames (in the form of "RP[YYYY][MM].gbl") or through bulk download of a year of files.

Usage

get_met_edas40(files = NULL, years = NULL, months = NULL, path_met_files)

Arguments

files

a vector list of exact filenames for the EDAS40 files.

years

a vector list of years for which EDAS40 files are to be obtained via FTP.

months

a vector list of months for which EDAS40 files are to be obtained via FTP.

path_met_files

a full path should be provided for the location of the meteorological data files; downloaded files will be saved in this location.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
# Download a year of EDAS40 data files
get_met_edas40(years = 2012)
# }