cpc_read_rawdata: Read downloaded raw rainfall data from CPC
Description
Read downloaded raw rainfall data from CPC
Usage
cpc_read_rawdata(yr, mo, day, raw_data_path = "")
Arguments
yr
Year associated with the downloaded file, 1979
- present
mo
Month associated with the downloaded file, 1 -
12
day
Day associated with the downloaded file, 1 -
28/29/30/31
raw_data_path
location of downloaded cpc files
Value
RasterLayer
Details
The output matrix has 360 rows (latitudes) and 720
columns (longitudes) of rainfall/precipitation in units
of mm/day. The first data point has the lat, lon values
of -89.75 and 0.25 degrees, respectively. Spatial
resolution of the data is 0.5 degrees.
# CPC data for Jun 17 2014rain1 <- cpc_read_rawdata(2014, 6, 17)
print(rain1)
# CPC data for Jun 18 2014rain2 <- cpc_read_rawdata(2014, 6, 18)
print(rain2)