CheckNOMADSArchive: Check to see if archived data exists.

In rNOMADS: An R Interface to the NOAA Operational Model Archive and Distribution System

Check to see if archived data exists.

Description

This function checks to see if data exists for a given date and model. It checks for both GRIB1 or GRIB2 files.

Usage

CheckNOMADSArchive(abbrev, model.date = NULL)

Arguments

abbrev	Model abbreviation per NOMADSArchiveList.
model.date	The year, month, and day to check for data, in YYYYMMDD format. If NULL, check all available dates in NOMADS archive.

Value

available.models$date	What date the file is for, in YYYYMMDD format.
available.models$model.run	At what hour (GMT) the model was run.
available.models$pred	What predictions are available
available.models$file.name	List of file names for available model dates, runs, and predictions

Author(s)

Daniel C. Bowman [e-mail]

References

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/

See Also

NOMADSArchiveList, ArchiveGribGrab

Examples

#See what is available 365 days before today

abbrev <- "gfsanl"
model.date <- paste0(format(Sys.time() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 365, "%Y%m%d"))
## Not run: 
gfs.available.models <- CheckNOMADSArchive(abbrev, model.date)

## End(Not run)

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