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Return a random WorldClim data selection

Source: R/worldclim_random.R
worldclim_random.Rd

worldclim_random() returns a random selection of parameters for downloading WorldClim data.

Usage

worldclim_random(series = "hcd")

Arguments

series

A string indicating the WorldClim data series to use. The following options are available:

  • 'hcd' (Historical Climate Data).

  • 'hmwd' (Historical Monthly Weather Data).

  • 'fcd' (Future Climate Data).

Value

A list with a random selection of parameters for downloading WorldClim data. The list contains the following elements:

  • series: The selected data series.

  • resolution: The selected spatial resolution.

  • variable: The selected climate variable.

  • bioclimatic_variable: The selected bioclimatic variable (only for Historical Climate Data and Future Climate Data when variable is set to "bioc").

  • model: The selected climate model (only for Future Climate Data).

  • ssp: The selected Shared Socioeconomic Pathway (only for Future Climate Data).

  • year: The selected year or year range.

  • month: The selected month.

See also

Other WorldClim functions: worldclim_download(), worldclim_extract_variable(), worldclim_file(), worldclim_to_ascii(), worldclim_url()

Examples

worldclim_random("hcd")
#> $series
#> Historical Climate Data 
#>                   "hcd" 
#> 
#> $resolution
#> 2.5 Minutes (~21 km2 at the Equator) 
#>                               "2.5m" 
#> 
#> $variable
#> Average Temperature (°C) 
#>                   "tavg" 
#> 
#> $year
#> 1970-2000 
#>      1986 
#> 
#> $month
#> June 
#>    6 
#> 

worldclim_random("hmwd")
#> $series
#> Historical Monthly Weather Data 
#>                          "hmwd" 
#> 
#> $resolution
#> 5 Minutes (~85 km2 at the Equator) 
#>                               "5m" 
#> 
#> $variable
#> Total Precipitation (mm) 
#>                   "prec" 
#> 
#> $year
#> 1960-1969 
#>      1962 
#> 
#> $month
#> September 
#>         9 
#> 

worldclim_random("fcd")
#> $series
#> Future Climate Data 
#>               "fcd" 
#> 
#> $resolution
#> 5 Minutes (~85 km2 at the Equator) 
#>                               "5m" 
#> 
#> $variable
#> Average Minimum Temperature (°C) 
#>                           "tmin" 
#> 
#> $model
#> Australian Community Climate and Earth-System Simulator, Australia 
#>                                                       "ACCESS-CM2" 
#> 
#> $ssp
#>  SSP-126 
#> "ssp126" 
#> 
#> $year
#> 2081-2100 
#>      2089 
#> 
#> $month
#> June 
#>    6 
#>