getNetwork: Filter environmental monitoring stations by network

In metScanR: Find, Map, and Gather Environmental Data and Metadata

Description

Return metadata of environmental monitoring stations from networks/platforms within the metScanR database.

Usage

getNetwork(network, ...)

Arguments

network

(character) Network(s)/platform(s) to filter environmental monitoring stations. Metadata are available for stations in the networks below. See reference links for further information. AL USRCRN: United States Regional Climate Reference Network - Alabama https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/al-usrcrn-station-information Ameriflux http://ameriflux.lbl.gov/sites/site-search/#filter-type=all ASOS: Automated Surface Observing System https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/land-based-station-data/land-based-datasets/automated-surface-observing-system-asos AWOS: Automated Weather Observing System https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/land-based-station-data/land-based-datasets/automated-weather-observing-system-awos BOR: Bureau of Reclamation https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/wsf/wsf-reservoir.html COCORAHS: Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network https://www.cocorahs.org/ COOP: Cooperative Observer Network https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/land-based-station-data/land-based-datasets/cooperative-observer-network-coop NEON: National Ecological Observatory Network http://www.neonscience.org/ NADP: National Atmospheric Deposition Program http://nadp.slh.wisc.edu/airmon/ NRCS: Natural Resources Conservation Service https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/web_service/NRCS_Station_Networks.pdf UKN: *unknown* (unidentifed network) UPPERAIR: Upper Air network https://www.weather.gov/upperair/nws_upper USCRN: United States Climate Reference Network https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/crn/ USGS: Streamflow Network (United States Geological Survey) https://water.usgs.gov/nsip/ USRCRN: United States Regional Climate Reference Network https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/crn/

...

auto-populates when called from siteFinder() wrapper

Value

A list comprising metadata of environmental monitoring sites from network(s)/platform(s) specified in network

Author(s)

Josh Roberti [e-mail]
Derek Smith

References

see reference links above

See Also

siteFinder mapResults metScanR_DB

Examples

## Not run: 
#returns metadata from all NRCS sites within the database
  getNetwork(network="NRCS")
#returns metadata from ASOS, USCRN, and NEON sites within the database
  getNetwork(network=c("ASOS","USCRN","NEON"))
## End(Not run)

metScanR documentation built on Oct. 30, 2019, 11:37 a.m.