get_stations: Get Station Metadata

In awdb: Query the USDA NWCC Air and Water Database REST API

Get Station Metadata

Description

Get station metadata from the USDA National Water and Climate Center Air and Water Database REST API. This includes their spatial coordinates.

Usage

get_stations(aoi = NULL, elements, awdb_options = set_options())

Arguments

aoi	sfc POLYGON scalar, the area of interest used for performing a spatial filter on available stations in network. If NULL (the default), no spatial filter is performed.
elements	character vector, abbreviations or codes for variables of interest (e.g., "SMS" for "Soil Moisture Percent"). See Details for available elements and codes.
awdb_options	an awdb_options list with additional query parameters.

Details

This endpoint will accept the following query parameters via set_options():

• station_names

• dco_codes

• county_names

• hucs

• return_forecast_metadata

• return_reservoir_metadata

• return_element_metadata

• active_only

You may also specify networks. The networks parameter is used internally to build unique station triplet identifiers of the form station:state:network, so it serves to filter stations to just those networks.

See set_options() for more details.

Element Format

Elements are specified as triplets of the form elementCode:heightDepth:ordinal. Any part of the element triplet can contain the * wildcard character. Both heightDepth and ordinal are optional. The unit of heightDepth is inches. If ordinal is not specified, it is assumed to be 1. Here are some examples:

• "WTEQ" - return all snow water equivalent values.

• "SMS:-8" - return soil moisture values observed 8 inches below the surface.

• "SMS:*" - return soil moisture values for all measured depths.

Value

an sf table with station metadata.

Examples

# get all stations in aoi
get_stations(
  bear_lake,
  elements = "*"
)

# get all stations in aoi that measure WTEQ
get_stations(
  bear_lake,
  elements = "WTEQ"
)

# get all stations in aoi that are part of SNTL network
get_stations(
  bear_lake,
  elements = "*",
  awdb_options = set_options(networks = "SNTL")
)

awdb documentation built on April 15, 2025, 1:20 a.m.