copernicus_download: Download data from Copernicus Marine

In copernicusR: R Interface to Copernicus Marine Service

Download data from Copernicus Marine

Description

Downloads .nc files from the Copernicus Marine catalog. Allows specifying all options of the Python function. Uses stored credentials from options/environment variables if available.

Usage

copernicus_download(
  dataset_id,
  variables,
  start_date,
  end_date,
  bbox = c(-180, 179.92, -80, 90),
  depth = c(0.494, 0.494),
  dataset_version = "202406",
  output_file = NULL,
  username = NULL,
  password = NULL,
  verbose_download = TRUE,
  ...
)

Arguments

dataset_id	ID of the dataset (exact).
variables	Vector or list of variables to download.
start_date	Download start date (YYYY-MM-DD).
end_date	Download end date (YYYY-MM-DD).
bbox	Vector of 4 values (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax) for the region.
depth	Vector of 2 values: minimum and maximum depth.
dataset_version	Dataset version.
output_file	Output file path. By default, generates one in tempdir().
username	Copernicus Marine username (optional, will try to get from stored credentials).
password	Copernicus Marine password (optional, will try to get from stored credentials).
verbose_download	Show detailed messages.
...	Other extra arguments passed to the Python function.

Value

Absolute path to the downloaded file, or NULL if it fails.

copernicusR documentation built on Aug. 8, 2025, 7:06 p.m.