worldclim_random() returns a random selection of parameters for
downloading WorldClim data.
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- variableis 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
#> 30 Seconds (~1 km2  at the Equator) 
#>                               "30s" 
#> 
#> $variable
#> Average Temperature (°C) 
#>                   "tavg" 
#> 
#> $year
#> 1970-2000 
#>      1973 
#> 
#> $month
#> June 
#>    6 
#> 
worldclim_random("hmwd")
#> $series
#> Historical Monthly Weather Data 
#>                          "hmwd" 
#> 
#> $resolution
#> 10 Minutes (~340 km2 at the Equator) 
#>                                "10m" 
#> 
#> $variable
#> Total Precipitation (mm) 
#>                   "prec" 
#> 
#> $year
#> 1980-1989 
#>      1980 
#> 
#> $month
#> August 
#>      8 
#> 
worldclim_random("fcd")
#> $series
#> Future Climate Data 
#>               "fcd" 
#> 
#> $resolution
#> 10 Minutes (~340 km2 at the Equator) 
#>                                "10m" 
#> 
#> $variable
#> Total Precipitation (mm) 
#>                   "prec" 
#> 
#> $model
#> Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Italy 
#>                                               "CMCC-ESM2" 
#> 
#> $ssp
#>  SSP-585 
#> "ssp585" 
#> 
#> $year
#> 2061-2080 
#>      2061 
#> 
#> $month
#> July 
#>    7 
#> 
