create_var_attribute_definition: Create variable attribute definition

In efts: High-Level Functions to Read and Write Ensemble Forecast Time Series in netCDF

Description

Create variable attribute definition

Usage

create_var_attribute_definition(type = 2L,
  type_description = "accumulated over the preceding interval",
  dat_type = "der",
  dat_type_description = "AWAP data interpolated from observations",
  location_type = "Point")

Arguments

type	A data type identifier, as a coded description.
type_description	description of this data type identifier.
dat_type	a character, the type of data stored in this variable
dat_type_description	a character, human readable description of the data stored in this variable
location_type	a character, type of location, e.g. 'Point'

Value

a list of attributes, describing the type of variable stored

Examples

va <- create_var_attribute_definition(type=2L, 
  type_description='accumulated over the preceding interval', location_type='Point')
vdef <- create_variable_definition(name='rain_sim', 
  longname='Rainfall ensemble forecast derived from some prediction', 
  units='mm', missval=-9999.0, precision='double', 
  var_attribute=va)

efts documentation built on May 2, 2019, 3:39 p.m.