ncdf4.helpers (version 0.3-7)

get.split.filename.cmip5: Splits up a CMIP5 filename

Description

Splits up a CMIP5 filename into its component parts.

Usage

get.split.filename.cmip5(cmip5.file)

Value

A vector containing the variable (var), time resolution (tres), model (model), emissions scenario (emissions), run (run), time range (trange), time start (tstart) and time end (tend) for the file.

Arguments

cmip5.file

The filename to be split.

Details

As the CMIP5 conventions define the format of filenames, quite a bit of data can be extracted from the filename alone. This function makes that process easier by splitting up the given CMIP5 filename, returning a named vector consisting of the variable, time resolution, model, emissions scenario, run, time range, and time start and end.

References

https://pcmdi.llnl.gov/mips/cmip5/docs/CMIP5_output_metadata_requirements.pdf?id=28

Examples

## Split up filename into component bits
split.bits <- get.split.filename.cmip5(
                "pr/pr_day_MRI-CGCM3_historical_r1i1p1_18500101-20051231.nc")