writeNC: Save data to a NetCDF file
In RS-eco/processNC: R Package for processing large NetCDF files

writeNC

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Save data to a NetCDF file

Description

Save data to a NetCDF file

Usage

writeNC(data, res, ext, date, vars, varunit, contact, institute, filename)

Arguments

`data`	`list`. data.frame or list of data.frames according to the length of the variables.
`res`	`numeric`. Resolution of the output file.
`ext`	`extent`. If present the NetCDF file is subset by this extent.
`date`	`numeric`. Date(s) of input data which should be written to file.
`vars`	`character`. Variables included in output file.
`varunit`	`character`. Unit of variable output.
`contact`	`character`. Contact information of author.
`institute`	`character`. Institute affiliation of author.
`filename`	`character`. Name of output file.

Value

A raster stack with monthly layers of aggregated data over the specified time period and area.

Examples

files <- list.files(paste0(system.file(package="processNC"), "/extdata"), 
                   pattern="tas.*\\.nc", full.names=TRUE)
data <- subsetNC(files, ext=c(8.5, 14, 47, 51), startdate=1990, enddate=1999)
data <- as.data.frame(data, xy=TRUE)
outfile <- tempfile(fileext=".nc4")
writeNC(data=data, res=0.5, ext=c(8.5, 14, 47, 51), 
        date=seq(as.Date("1990-01-01"), as.Date("1999-01-01"), by="day"), 
        vars="tas", varunit="in degree Celsius", contact="RS-eco <rs-eco@posteo.de>", 
        institute="Github", filename=outfile)
raster::stack(outfile)

RS-eco/processNC documentation built on Aug. 7, 2023, 8:12 a.m.