rNOMADS (version 2.5.3)

CheckNOMADSArchive: Check to see if archived data exists.

Description

This function checks to see if data exists for a given date and model. It checks for both GRIB1 or GRIB2 files.

Usage

CheckNOMADSArchive(abbrev, model.date = NULL)

Value

available.models$date

What date the file is for, in YYYYMMDD format.

available.models$model.run

At what hour (GMT) the model was run.

available.models$pred

What predictions are available

available.models$file.name

List of file names for available model dates, runs, and predictions

Arguments

abbrev

Model abbreviation per NOMADSArchiveList.

model.date

The year, month, and day to check for data, in YYYYMMDD format. If NULL, check all available dates in NOMADS archive.

Author

Daniel C. Bowman

References

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/

See Also

NOMADSArchiveList, ArchiveGribGrab

Examples

#See what is available 365 days before today

abbrev <- "gfsanl"
model.date <- paste0(format(Sys.time() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 365, "%Y%m%d"))
if (FALSE) {
gfs.available.models <- CheckNOMADSArchive(abbrev, model.date)
}