load_NOAA_OISST_V2: load NOAA OISST V2

In benjamin-merkel/probGLS: probabilistic algorithm for geolocation data

load NOAA OISST V2

Description

This function extracts information from NOAA OISST V2 NetCDF files available at ftp://ftp.cdc.noaa.gov/Datasets/noaa.oisst.v2.highres/ directory

Usage

load_NOAA_OISST_V2(FILE_NAME, LONS, LATS, DATE, extract.value = "sst")

Arguments

FILE_NAME	full path to NetCDF data file
LONS	Point longitudes
LATS	Point latitudes
DATE	date considered
extract.value	which data to extract: "sst" - SST, "err" - SST error, "icec" - sea ice concentration

Value

A vector of values for each lon lat pair given the extract.value

NetCDF files should be downloaded from the links on:

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/data/gridded/data.noaa.oisst.v2.highres.html

In addition to the temperature data files, also download a copy of the landmask file lsmask.oisst.v2.nc from the same page. Inside the NetCDF files, data are available on a 0.25 degree latitude x 0.25 degree longitude global grid (720x1440 cells) From -89.875N to 89.875N, 0.125E to 359.875E. Locations are at the CENTER of a grid cell.

benjamin-merkel/probGLS documentation built on Sept. 15, 2023, 9:15 a.m.