load_chirps: Function for loading CHIRPS (monthly) data.

In SeaVal: Validation of Seasonal Weather Forecasts

Function for loading CHIRPS (monthly) data.

Description

The data has to be previously downloaded, see download_chirps_monthly. The resulting data table contains precip in unit mm/day.

Usage

load_chirps(
  years = NULL,
  months = NULL,
  version = "UCSB",
  resolution = "low",
  us = (resolution == "low"),
  load_prelim = TRUE
)

Arguments

years, months	Optional subset of years and months you want to load. The default is to load everything that has been downloaded locally. You can update your local CHIRPS download by calling download_chirps_monthly
version	Either 'UCSB' to load the original version from UCSB or 'ICPAC' to load CHIRPS blended (both need to be downloaded first).
resolution	Either 'low' for loading the coarser upscaled version, or 'high' for loading the data on full resolution
us	logical. If TRUE, the upscaled version is loaded. Takes precedence over resolution.
load_prelim	logical. Should preliminary data be loaded? Note that the preliminary data is always from UCSB, not from ICPAC.

Value

the derived data table

Examples

if(interactive()){
load_chirps()
}

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