epa_aqs_getFormatDescriptionTables: Download EPA air quality format description tables

In pnwairfire/AirMonitorIngest: Data Ingest of Air Quality Data

Download EPA air quality format description tables

Description

Download tables with descriptions of data file formats. These are needed to properly interpret the data files downloaded from EPA. Tables are returned as a named list and include (on 2021-09-24):

• "Site Description"

• "Monitor Description"

• "Annual Summary"

• "Daily Summary"

• "Hourly Data"

• "8-Hour Average"

• "Blanks Data"

For example, the 'epa_aqs_parseHourlyData()' function uses the information in the table named "Hourly Data".

Usage

epa_aqs_getFormatDescriptionTables(
  url = "https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/FileFormats.html"
)

Arguments

url	Character URL for EPA AQS file format descriptions.

Value

Named list of tables with format descriptions.

References

EPA AirData File Formats page

Examples

## Not run: 
library(AirMonitorIngest)

formatDescriptionTables <- epa_aqs_getFormatDescriptionTables()
head(formatDescriptionTables$`Hourly Data`)

## End(Not run)

pnwairfire/AirMonitorIngest documentation built on Feb. 18, 2025, 7:50 p.m.