get_vpts: Get vertical profile time series (VPTS) data from supported...

In getRad: Download Radar Data for Biological Research

Get vertical profile time series (VPTS) data from supported sources

Description

Gets vertical profile time series data from supported sources and returns it as a (list of) of vpts objects or a dplyr::tibble().

Usage

get_vpts(
  radar,
  datetime,
  source = c("baltrad", "uva", "ecog-04003", "rmi"),
  return_type = c("vpts", "tibble")
)

Arguments

radar	Name of the radar (odim code) as a character string (e.g. "nlhrw" or "fikor").
datetime	Either: A POSIXct datetime (or character representation), for which the data file is downloaded. A Date date (or character representation), for which all data files are downloaded. A vector of datetimes or dates, between which all data files are downloaded. A lubridate::interval(), between which all data files are downloaded.
source	Source of the data. One of "baltrad", "uva", "ecog-04003" or "rmi". Only one source can be queried at a time. If not provided, "baltrad" is used.
return_type	Type of object that should be returned. Either: "vpts": vpts object(s) (default). "tibble": a dplyr::tibble().

Details

For more details on supported sources, see vignette("supported_sources").

Value

Either a vpts object, a list of vpts objects or a tibble. See bioRad::summary.vpts for details.

Examples

# Get VPTS data for a single radar and date
get_vpts(radar = "bejab", datetime = "2023-01-01", source = "baltrad")
get_vpts(radar = "bejab", datetime = "2020-01-19", source = "rmi")

# Get VPTS data for multiple radars and a single date
get_vpts(
  radar = c("dehnr", "deflg"),
  datetime = lubridate::ymd("20171015"),
  source = "baltrad"
)

# Get VPTS data for a single radar and a date range
get_vpts(
  radar = "bejab",
  datetime = lubridate::interval(
    lubridate::ymd_hms("2023-01-01 00:00:00"),
    lubridate::ymd_hms("2023-01-02 00:14:00")
  ),
  source = "baltrad"
)
get_vpts("bejab", lubridate::interval("20210101", "20210301"))

# Get VPTS data for a single radar, date range and non-default source
get_vpts(radar = "bejab", datetime = "2016-09-29", source = "ecog-04003")

# Return a tibble instead of a vpts object
get_vpts(
  radar = "chlem",
  datetime = "2023-03-10",
  source = "baltrad",
  return_type = "tibble"
)

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