mnet_retrieve: Retrieve Oklahoma Mesonet subdaily data

In mesonet: Download and Process Oklahoma Mesonet Data

Retrieve Oklahoma Mesonet subdaily data

Description

Retrieves data from the Oklahoma Mesonet for a given set of station identifiers and date range

Usage

mnet_retrieve(
  stid,
  start_date = NULL,
  end_date = NULL,
  root_url = mnet_root_url(),
  site_info = NULL,
  file_cache = NULL,
  ask = !silent,
  silent = FALSE
)

Arguments

stid	a character vector of four-digit station identifiers for the Mesonet stations from which to download data
start_date	the first date for which to download data specified in Central Standard Time (i.e. "America/Costa_Rica") zone as a Date or POSIXt object or a string with the format YYYY-MM-DD, where YYYY is the four-digit year, MM is the two-digit numeric month and DD is the two-digit day of month
end_date	the final date for which to download data specified in Central Standard Time (i.e. "America/Costa_Rica") zone as a Date or POSIXt object or a string with the format YYYY-MM-DD, where YYYY is the four-digit year, MM is the two-digit numeric month and DD is the two-digit day of month
root_url	the root url from which to download MTS files (see mnet_root_url)
site_info	a data frame with site and soil information for each Oklahoma Mesonet station as returned by mnet_site_info. If NULL, mnet_site_info will be used to download this information internally
file_cache	a character string providing a path to the local Mesonet file cache. If NULL, the function will search for the local file cache and if not found will prompt the user to create one.
ask	whether or not to ask about creating a local Mesonet file cache
silent	whether to suppress output to terminal (TRUE) or allow output to terminal (FALSE)

Value

A data frame with Oklahoma Mesonet data. See below for a list of variables including column ID, name, unit and description:

ID	Name	Unit	Description
PRES	Station Atmospheric Pressure	kPa	5-minute averaged atmospheric pressure.
RAIN	Precipitation	millimeters	Liquid precipitation accumulation since previous 5-min record. Frozen precipitation cannot be recorded until it melts; therefore, precipitation from snow may not be recorded until several days after the snow event.
RELH	Relative Humidity	percent	5-minute averaged relative humidity at 1.5m.
SRAD	Solar Radiation	watts per square meter	5-minute averaged downwelling global solar radiation.
STID	Station ID		Station ID
STNM	Station Number		Station Number
TA9M	Air Temperature at 9m	degrees Celsius	5-minute averaged air temperature at 9m
TAIR	Air Temperature	degrees Celsius	5-minute averaged air temperature at 1.5m.
TB05	Temperature Under Bare Soil at 5cm	degrees Celsius	15-minute averaged temperature under bare soil at 5cm. This variable is only available prior to December 1, 2013.
TB10	Temperature Under Bare Soil at 10cm	degrees Celsius	15-minute averaged temperature under bare soil at 10cm.
TIME	Time	minutes after base time	Minutes after base time (typically 0000 UTC)
TR05	Soil Moisture Calibrated Delta-T at 5cm	degrees Celsius	30-minute calibrated change in temperature of soil over time after a heat pulse is introduced. Used to calculate soil water potential, fractional water index, or volumetric water.
TR25	Soil Moisture Calibrated Delta-T at 25cm	degrees Celsius	30-minute calibrated change in temperature of soil over time after a heat pulse is introduced. Used to calculate soil water potential, fractional water index, or volumetric water.
TR60	Soil Moisture Calibrated Delta-T at 60cm	degrees Celsius	30-minute calibrated change in temperature of soil over time after a heat pulse is introduced. Used to calculate soil water potential, fractional water index, or volumetric water.
TR75	Soil Moisture Calibrated Delta-T at 75cm	degrees Celsius	30-minute calibrated change in temperature of soil over time after a heat pulse is introduced. Used to calculate soil water potential, fractional water index, or volumetric water.
TS05	Temperature Under Native Vegetation at 5cm	degrees Celsius	15-minute averaged temperature under native vegetation at 5cm.
TS10	Temperature Under Native Vegetation at 10cm	degrees Celsius	15-minute averaged temperature under native vegetation at 10cm.
TS25	Temperature Under Native Vegetation at 25cm	degrees Celsius	15-minute averaged temperature under native vegetation at 25cm. This variable is only available after and including December 1, 2013.
TS30	Temperature Under Native Vegetation at 30cm	degrees Celsius	15-minute averaged temperature under native vegetation at 30cm. This variable is only available prior to December 1, 2013.
TS45	Temperature Under Native Vegetation at 45cm	degrees Celsius	15-minute averaged temperature under native vegetation at 45cm.
TS60	Temperature Under Native Vegetation at 60cm	degrees Celsius	15-minute averaged temperature under native vegetation at 60cm. This variable is only available after and including December 1, 2013.
VW05	Volumetric soil water Under Native Vegetation at 5cm	cm^3^ cm^-3^	5-minute averaged volumetric soil water under native vegetation at 5cm.
VW25	Volumetric soil water Under Native Vegetation at 25cm	cm^3^ cm^-3^	5-minute averaged volumetric soil water under native vegetation at 25cm.
VW45	Volumetric soil water Under Native Vegetation at 45cm	cm^3^ cm^-3^	5-minute averaged volumetric soil water under native vegetation at 45cm.
WDIR	Wind Direction	degrees	5-minute averaged wind direction at 10m.
WDSD	Wind Direction Standard Deviation	degrees	Standard deviation of wind direction during the 5-minute interval.
WMAX	Maximum Wind Speed	meters per second	Highest 3-second wind speed at 10m sample.
WS2M	2m Wind Speed	meters per second	5-minute averaged wind speed at 2m
WSPD	Wind Speed	meters per second	5-minute averaged wind speed at 10m.
WSSD	Wind Speed Standard Deviation	meters per second	Standard deviation of wind speed during the 5-minute interval.
WVEC	Wind Vector	meters per second	5-minute averaged wind velocity (speed and direction accounted for) at 10m.

Examples

mnet_retrieve(stid = "ACME",
                 start_date = "1994-01-02",
                 end_date = "1994-01-03")

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