CheckNOMADSArchive {rNOMADS}

Check to see if archived data exists.

Description

This function checks to see if data exists for a given date and model. It checks for both GRIB1 or GRIB2 files.

Usage

CheckNOMADSArchive(abbrev, model.date = NULL)

Arguments

abbrev

Model abbreviation per NOMADSArchiveList.

model.date

The year, month, and day to check for data, in YYYYMMDD format. If NULL, check all available dates in NOMADS archive.

Value

available.models$date

What date the file is for, in YYYYMMDD format.

available.models$model.run

At what hour (GMT) the model was run.

available.models$pred

What predictions are available

available.models$file.name

List of file names for available model dates, runs, and predictions

Author(s)

Daniel C. Bowman [e-mail]

References

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/

See Also

NOMADSArchiveList, ArchiveGribGrab

Examples

#See what is available 365 days before today

abbrev <- "gfsanl"
model.date <- paste0(format(Sys.time() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 365, "%Y%m%d"))
## Not run: 
gfs.available.models <- CheckNOMADSArchive(abbrev, model.date)

## End(Not run)