- outputpath
Character. Outputpath of the text-file (JSON format)
containing the metadata. File ending: *.json
- title
Character. A short phrase or sentence describing the dataset.
- summary
Character. A paragraph describing the dataset, analogous to an
abstract for a paper. Maximum character length: 1500.
- references
Character. Optional. DOIs (URLs) that describe the data or
methods used to produce it. Multiple DOIs can be given in a vector.
- source
Character. The method of production of the original data. If it
was model-generated, source should name the model and its version. If it is
observational, source should characterize it. Corresponding term in the EBV
Data Portal: 'methods'.
- project_name
Character. Optional. The name of the project principally
responsible for originating this data.
- project_url
Character. Optional. The URL of the project.
- date_created
Character. The date on which this version of the data was
created in YYYY-MM-DD format.
- creator_name
Character. The name of the person principally responsible
for creating this data.
- creator_email
Character. Optional. The email address of the person principally
responsible for creating this data.
- creator_institution
Character. The institution of the creator; should
uniquely identify the creator's institution.
- contributor_name
Character. Optional. The name of any individuals, projects, or
institutions that contributed to the creation of this data. Corresponding
term in the EBV Data Portal: 'Co-creators'. Multiple contributors can be
given in a vector.
- license
Character. License of the dataset. Will be stored in the
netCDF as the URL to the CC license. Choose one of: 'CC0', 'CC BY', 'CC
BY-SA', 'CC BY-NC', 'CC BY-NC-SA', 'CC BY-ND', 'CC BY-NC-ND'.
- comment
Character. Optional. Miscellaneous information about the data, not
captured elsewhere.
- ebv_class
Character. EBV Class of the data set. One of: 'Genetic
composition', 'Species populations', 'Species traits', 'Community
composition', 'Ecosystem functioning', 'Ecosystem structure', 'Ecosystem
services'. For more info see note.
- ebv_name
Character. EBV Name of the data set. The possible options
depend on the EBV Class. One of: 'Intraspecific genetic diversity',
'Genetic differentiation', 'Effective population size', 'Inbreeding',
'Species distributions', 'Species abundances', 'Morphology', 'Physiology',
'Phenology', 'Movement', 'Community abundance', 'Taxonomic and phylogenetic
diversity', 'Trait diversity', 'Interaction diversity', 'Primary
productivity', 'Ecosystem phenology', 'Ecosystem disturbances', 'Live cover
fraction', 'Ecosystem distribution', 'Ecosystem Vertical Profile',
'Pollination' For more info see note.
- ebv_scenario_classification_name
Character. Optional. Name of the classification
system used for the scenarios.
- ebv_scenario_classification_version
Character. Optional. Version of the
classification system used for the scenarios.
- ebv_scenario_classification_url
Character. Optional. URL of the classification
system used for the scenarios.
- ebv_spatial_scope
Character. Spatial scope of the data set. One of:
'Continental/Regional', 'National', 'Sub-national/Local' or 'Global'.
- ebv_spatial_description
Character. Specific information about the
spatial scope. Mandatory if spatial scope is not Global.
- ebv_domain
Character. Environmental domain of the data set. Choose one
or several of: 'Terrestrial', 'Marine' or 'Freshwater'. Multiple domains
can be given in a vector.
- coverage_content_type
Character. Describes the source of the data
based on an ISO 19115-1 code. Choose one or several of: 'image',
'thematicClassification', 'physicalMeasurement', 'auxiliaryInformation',
'qualityInformation', 'referenceInformation', 'modelResult', or
'coordinate'. Multiple types can be given in a vector.
- ebv_entity_type
Character. EBV entity type. This is a free entry
field. Still, if one of the following terms fits your entity scope please
use: 'Species', 'Communities', 'Ecosystems' or 'None'.
- ebv_entity_scope
Character. Specifies the entity scope in more detail,
e.g., 'African great apes'. If the entity type is 'None' this term is not
applied to the metadata.
- ebv_entity_classification_name
Character. Optional. Name of the classification
system used for the entity types.
- ebv_entity_classification_url
Character. Optional. URL of the classification
system used for the entity types.
- time_coverage_start
Character. Start date of the time span covered by
the dataset in YYYY-MM-DD format.
- time_coverage_end
Character. End date of the time span covered by the
dataset in YYYY-MM-DD format.
- time_coverage_resolution
Character. Describes the targeted time period
between each value in the data set (ISO 8601:2004 date format). Provide the
definition of your temporal resolution in the ISO 8601:2004 duration format
P(YYYY)-(MM)-(DD). Examples: decadal: 'P0010-00-00', daily: 'P0000-00-01',
single timestep: 'P0000-00-00' and irregular time intervals: 'Irregular'.
For the latter the timesteps can be directly defined when using
ebv_create() (timesteps argument).
- metric
List. Metric attributes defined accordingly:
list(standard_name='', long_name='', units=''). If you have several metrics
give a list of lists, e.g. for two: list(list(standard_name='',
long_name='', units=''),list(standard_name='', long_name='', units=''))
At least one metric is mandatory.
- scenario
List. Optional. Scenario attributes defined accordingly:
list(standard_name='', long_name=''). If you have several scenarios give a
list of lists, e.g. for two: list(list(standard_name='',
long_name=''),list(standard_name='', long_name='')). It is not mandatory to
have a scenario.
- overwrite
Logical. Default: FALSE. Set to TRUE to overwrite the output
file defined by 'outputpath'.
- verbose
Logical. Default: TRUE. Turn off additional prints and
warnings by setting it to FALSE.