worldmet (version 0.9.8)

exportADMS: Export a meteorological data frame in ADMS format

Description

Writes a text file in the ADMS format to a location of the user's choosing, with optional interpolation of missing values.

Usage

exportADMS(dat, out = "./ADMS_met.MET", interp = FALSE, maxgap = 2)

Value

exportADMS() returns the input dat invisibly.

Arguments

dat

A data frame imported by importNOAA().

out

A file name for the ADMS file. The file is written to the working directory by default.

interp

Should interpolation of missing values be undertaken? If TRUE linear interpolation is carried out for gaps of up to and including maxgap.

maxgap

The maximum gap in hours that should be interpolated where there are missing data when interp = TRUE. Data with gaps more than maxgap are left as missing.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
## import some data then export it
dat <- importNOAA(year = 2012)
exportADMS(dat, out = "~/adms_met.MET")
}