rWind: Download, Edit and Include Wind and Sea Currents Data in Ecological and Evolutionary Analysis

Downloads and processes surface wind data from the Global Forecast System <https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/weather-climate-models/global-forecast> and sea-current data from Ocean Surface Current Analyses Real-time (OSCAR). Converts flow speed and direction into spatial rasters and directed movement costs and conductances for connectivity and least-cost path analyses.

Package details

AuthorJavier Fernández-López [aut, cre], Klaus Schliep [aut], Yurena Arjona [aut]
MaintainerJavier Fernández-López <jflopez.bio@gmail.com>
LicenseGPL (>= 3)
Version1.2.0
URL https://github.com/jabiologo/rWind  https://allthiswasfield.blogspot.com/ 
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("rWind")

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rWind documentation built on Oct. 18, 2026, 5:08 p.m.