CFClimatology: CFClimatology class

In CFtime: Using CF-Compliant Calendars with Climate Projection Data

CFClimatology class

Description

This class represents a climatological time coordinate, both its "calendar" and its "climatology" bounds values.

The "calendar" portion is managed by the CFTime class, from which this class is inherited. This class implements the specific behaviour of the climatological bounds values and includes methods to query the structure of the climatological data.

Super class

CFtime::CFTime -> CFClimatology

Active bindings

period

(read-only) Character string indicating the period during the year over which the climatology was calculated.

years

(read-only) Vector of two integer values indicating the years over which the climatology was calculated.

friendlyClassName

Character string with class name for display purposes.

Methods

Public methods

• CFClimatology$new()

• CFClimatology$print()

• CFClimatology$clone()

Inherited methods

• CFtime::CFTime$POSIX_compatible()
• CFtime::CFTime$as_timestamp()
• CFtime::CFTime$cut()
• CFtime::CFTime$equidistant()
• CFtime::CFTime$factor()
• CFtime::CFTime$factor_coverage()
• CFtime::CFTime$factor_units()
• CFtime::CFTime$format()
• CFtime::CFTime$get_bounds()
• CFtime::CFTime$indexOf()
• CFtime::CFTime$range()
• CFtime::CFTime$set_bounds()
• CFtime::CFTime$slice()

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Method new()

Create a new instance of this class.

Usage

CFClimatology$new(definition, calendar = "standard", offsets, bounds)

Arguments

definition

Character string of the units and origin of the calendar.

calendar

Character string of the calendar to use. Must be one of the values permitted by the CF Metadata Conventions. If NULL, the "standard" calendar will be used.

offsets

Numeric or character vector. When numeric, a vector of offsets from the origin in the time series. When a character vector of length 2 or more, timestamps in ISO8601 or UDUNITS format.

bounds

The climatological bounds for the offsets. A matrix with columns for offsets and low values in the first row, high values in the second row. The bounds will oftentimes overlap or be discontinuous.

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Method print()

Print a summary of the CFClimatology object to the console.

Usage

CFClimatology$print(...)

Arguments

...

Ignored.

Returns

self invisibly.

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Method clone()

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

Usage

CFClimatology$clone(deep = FALSE)

Arguments

deep

Whether to make a deep clone.

References

https://cfconventions.org/Data/cf-conventions/cf-conventions-1.12/cf-conventions.html#climatological-statistics

CFtime documentation built on June 8, 2025, 12:37 p.m.