metScanR (version 1.2.3)

getNetwork: Filter environmental monitoring stations by network

Description

Return metadata of environmental monitoring stations from networks/platforms within the metScanR database.

Usage

getNetwork(network, ...)

Arguments

network

(character) Network(s)/platform(s) to filter environmental monitoring stations. Metadata are available for stations in the networks below. See reference links for further information.

AL USRCRN: United States Regional Climate Reference Network - Alabama https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/al-usrcrn-station-information

Ameriflux http://ameriflux.lbl.gov/sites/site-search/#filter-type=all

ASOS: Automated Surface Observing System https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/land-based-station-data/land-based-datasets/automated-surface-observing-system-asos

AWOS: Automated Weather Observing System https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/land-based-station-data/land-based-datasets/automated-weather-observing-system-awos

BOR: Bureau of Reclamation https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/wsf/wsf-reservoir.html

COCORAHS: Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network https://www.cocorahs.org/

COOP: Cooperative Observer Network https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/land-based-station-data/land-based-datasets/cooperative-observer-network-coop

NEON: National Ecological Observatory Network http://www.neonscience.org/

NADP: National Atmospheric Deposition Program http://nadp.slh.wisc.edu/airmon/

NRCS: Natural Resources Conservation Service https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/web_service/NRCS_Station_Networks.pdf

UKN: *unknown* (unidentifed network)

UPPERAIR: Upper Air network https://www.weather.gov/upperair/nws_upper

USCRN: United States Climate Reference Network https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/crn/

USGS: Streamflow Network (United States Geological Survey) https://water.usgs.gov/nsip/

USRCRN: United States Regional Climate Reference Network https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/crn/

...

auto-populates when called from siteFinder() wrapper

Value

A list comprising metadata of environmental monitoring sites from network(s)/platform(s) specified in network

References

see reference links above

See Also

siteFinder mapResults metScanR_DB

Examples

# NOT RUN {
#returns metadata from all NRCS sites within the database
  getNetwork(network="NRCS")
#returns metadata from ASOS, USCRN, and NEON sites within the database
  getNetwork(network=c("ASOS","USCRN","NEON"))
# }