ck_diurnal_range: Diurnal Temperature Range
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ck_diurnal_range

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Diurnal Temperature Range

Description

Mean daily temperature range (Tmax - Tmin) per period.

Usage

ck_diurnal_range(tmin, tmax, dates, period = "annual")

Arguments

`tmin`	Numeric vector of daily minimum temperatures (degrees C).
`tmax`	Numeric vector of daily maximum temperatures (degrees C).
`dates`	Date vector of the same length as `tmin` and `tmax`.
`period`	Character. Aggregation period: `"annual"` (default) or `"monthly"`.

Value

A data frame with columns period, value, index, and unit.

Examples

dates <- as.Date("2024-01-01") + 0:9
tmin <- c(-2, 3, -1, 5, -3, 0, 2, -4, 1, -1)
tmax <- c(5, 10, 6, 12, 4, 8, 9, 3, 7, 6)
ck_diurnal_range(tmin, tmax, dates)

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