convert_temperature: Convert from one temperature metric to another

In CUG-hydro/heatwave: What the Package Does (One Line, Title Case)

Description

This function allows you to convert a vector of temperature values between Fahrenheit, Celsius, and degrees Kelvin.

Usage

convert_temperature(temperature, old_metric, new_metric)

celsius.to.fahrenheit(T.celsius)

celsius.to.kelvin(T.celsius)

fahrenheit.to.celsius(T.fahrenheit)

fahrenheit.to.kelvin(T.fahrenheit)

kelvin.to.celsius(T.kelvin)

kelvin.to.fahrenheit(T.kelvin)

Arguments

temperature	A numeric vector of temperatures to be converted.
old_metric	The metric from which you want to convert. Possible options are: fahrenheit, f kelvin, k celsius, c
new_metric	The metric to which you want to convert. The same options are possible as for old_metric.
T.kelvin, T.fahrenheit, T.celsius	Numeric vector of temperatures in Kelvin, Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Value

A numeric vector with temperature converted to the metric specified by the argument new_metric.

A numeric vector of temperature values in the new unit.

Author(s)

Joshua Ferreri [e-mail], Brooke Anderson [e-mail], Roger Peng [e-mail]

References

1. online heat index calculator

2. online temperature converter

Examples

data(lyon)
lyon$TemperatureF <- convert_temperature(lyon$TemperatureC,
   old_metric = "c", new_metric = "f")
lyon

data(norfolk)
norfolk$TempC <- convert_temperature(norfolk$TemperatureF,
   old_metric = "f", new_metric = "c")
norfolk

data(angeles)
angeles$TemperatureC <- convert_temperature(angeles$TemperatureK,
   old_metric = "kelvin", new_metric = "celsius")
angeles

# Convert from Celsius
data(lyon)
lyon$TemperatureF <- celsius.to.fahrenheit(lyon$TemperatureC)
lyon$TemperatureK <- celsius.to.kelvin(lyon$TemperatureC)
lyon
# Convert from Fahrenheit
data(norfolk)
norfolk$TempC <- fahrenheit.to.celsius(norfolk$TemperatureF)
norfolk$TemperatureK <- fahrenheit.to.kelvin(norfolk$TemperatureF)
norfolk
# Convert from Kelvin
data(angeles)
angeles$TemperatureC <- kelvin.to.celsius(angeles$TemperatureK)
angeles$TemperatureF <- kelvin.to.fahrenheit(angeles$TemperatureK)
angeles

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