SplitR (version 0.4)

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 the working directory. Files can be downloaded either by specifying a list of filenames (in the form of RP[YYYY][MM].gbl) or through bulk download of months or years 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 for the download location of the meteorological data files.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
# Download a year of EDAS40 data files to the
# working directory
get_met_edas40(
  years = 2012,
  path_met_files = getwd())

# Download EDAS40 data files for March, April,
# and May of 2015 to the working directory
get_met_edas40(
  years = 2015,
  months = c(3, 4, 5),
  path_met_files = getwd())
# }