cds_estimate_costs: Check the cost of a request against your quota

In CopernicusClimate: Search Download and Handle Data from Copernicus Climate Data Service

Check the cost of a request against your quota

Description

Each account has a limit to the amount of data that can be downloaded. Use this function to check if a request exceeds your quota.

Usage

cds_estimate_costs(dataset, ..., token = cds_get_token())

Arguments

dataset	A dataset name to be inspected
...	Parameters passed on to cds_build_request()
token	An API key to be used for authentication. Will use cds_get_token() by default.

Value

Returns a named list indicating the available quota and the estimated cost for a request specified with ...-arguments.

Examples

if (interactive() && cds_token_works()) {
  cds_estimate_costs(
    dataset        = "reanalysis-era5-pressure-levels",
    variable       = "geopotential",
    product_type   = "reanalysis",
    area           = c(n = 55, w = -1, s = 50, e = 10),
    year           = "2024",
    month          = "03",
    day            = "01",
    pressure_level = "1000",
    data_format    = "netcdf"
  )
  
  cds_estimate_costs(dataset = "reanalysis-era5-pressure-levels")
}

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