| realtime_dd {tidyhydat} | R Documentation |
Download a tibble of realtime river data from the last 30 days from the Meteorological Service of Canada datamart
Description
Download realtime river data from the last 30 days from the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) datamart. The function will prioritize downloading data collected at the highest resolution. In instances where data is not available at high (hourly or higher) resolution daily averages are used. Currently, if a station does not exist or is not found, no data is returned.
Usage
realtime_dd(station_number = NULL, prov_terr_state_loc = NULL)
Arguments
station_number |
A seven digit Water Survey of Canada station number. If this argument is omitted, the value of |
prov_terr_state_loc |
Province, state or territory. If this argument is omitted, the value of |
Format
A tibble with 8 variables:
- STATION_NUMBER
Unique 7 digit Water Survey of Canada station number
- PROV_TERR_STATE_LOC
The province, territory or state in which the station is located
- Date
Observation date and time for last thirty days. Formatted as a POSIXct class in UTC for consistency.
- Parameter
Parameter being measured. Only possible values are Flow and Level
- Value
Value of the measurement. If Parameter equals Flow the units are m^3/s. If Parameter equals Level the units are metres.
- Grade
reserved for future use
- Symbol
reserved for future use
- Code
quality assurance/quality control flag for the discharge
- station_tz
Station timezone based on tidyhydat::allstations$station_tz
Value
A tibble of water flow and level values. The date and time of the query (in UTC) is also stored as an attribute.
See Also
Other realtime functions:
realtime_stations(),
realtime_ws()
Examples
## Not run:
## Download from multiple provinces
realtime_dd(station_number = c("01CD005", "08MF005"))
## To download all stations in Prince Edward Island:
pei <- realtime_dd(prov_terr_state_loc = "PE")
## Access the time of query
attributes(pei)$query_time
## End(Not run)