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download_FSL_sounding_data: Download an upper air data file in the FSL format

Description

Download an upper air data file from NOAA in the FSL format.

Usage

download_FSL_sounding_data(sounding_priority, df_soundings,
  station_list_position, starting_hour, level_type, wind_units, beginning_date,
  ending_date)

Arguments

sounding_priority
a character string that determines the priority of the sounding; choices are either "primary" or "secondary".
df_soundings
a data frame containing a complete database of global sounding sites.
station_list_position
the row of interest from the 'df_soundings' data frame.
starting_hour
the starting hour for the sounding data.
level_type
the type of levels to obtain from the FSL upper air sounding data.
wind_units
the type of wind units to obtain from the FSL upper air sounding data.
beginning_date
the beginning date of the requested sounding data.
ending_date
the ending date of the requested sounding data.