| amf_sites {amerifluxr} | R Documentation |
Lists AmeriFlux sites
Description
Lists available site (names) and basic meta-data
Usage
amf_sites()
Value
A data frame containing the following columns. See AmeriFlux BADM standard https://ameriflux.lbl.gov/data/badm/ for detailed explanation.
SITE_ID - Six character site identifier (CC-Sss)
SITE_NAME - Site name (free text)
COUNTRY - Country (free text)
STATE - State (free text)
IGBP - Vegetation type based on the IGBP definition (character)
URL_AMERIFLUX - Site web site URL, maintained by AmeriFlux (URL)
TOWER_BEGAN - The starting year of flux measurement (YYYY)
TOWER_END - The ending year of flux measurement (YYYY), NA if still active or unspecified
LOCATION_LAT - Latitude of the site (decimal deg ref WGS84)
LOCATION_LONG - Longitude of the site (decimal deg ref WGS84)
LOCATION_ELEV - Elevation of the site above sea level (m)
CLIMATE_KOEPPEN - Koppen climate classification (character)
MAT - Long-term mean annual average air temperature (degree C)
MAP - Long-term mean annual average precipitation (mm)
DATA_POLICY - LEGACY / CCBY4.0 (character)
Examples
## Not run:
# download a list of sites and basic info
sites <- amf_sites()
## End(Not run)