Converts a CF data frame into a BioCro met input

cf2biocro(met, longitude = NULL, zulu2solarnoon = FALSE)

Arguments

met

data.table object with met for a single site; output from load.cfmet

year

int

month

int

day

int: day of month (1-31)

doy

int: day of year (1-366)

hour

int (0-23)

date

YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS POSIXct

wind_speed

num m/s

northward_wind
eastward_wind
ppfd

optional; if missing, requires surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air

surface_downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
air_pressure (Pa)

optional; if missing, requires relative_humidity

specific_humidity

optional; if missing, requires relative_humidity

relative_humidity

optional; if missing, requires air_pressure and specific_humidity

precipitation_flux
air_temperature
longitude

in degrees east, used for calculating solar noon

zulu2solarnoon

logical; if TRUE, convert time from GMT to local solar time.

Value

data.table / data.frame with fields

doy

day of year

hr

hour

solar

solar radiation (PPFD)

temp

temperature, degrees celsius

rh

relative humidity, as fraction (0-1)

windspeed

m/s

precip

cm/h

Author

David LeBauer