Package index • worldmet

Integrated Surface Database (ISD)

These functions access data from the NOAA Integrated Surface Database (ISD), a global database that consists of hourly and synoptic surface observations compiled from numerous sources into a single common ASCII format and common data model. The ISD includes numerous parameters such as wind speed and direction, wind gust, temperature, dew point, cloud data, sea level pressure, altimeter setting, station pressure, present weather, visibility, precipitation amounts for various time periods, snow depth, and various other elements as observed by each station.

Import Met Data

Directly import NOAA meteorological data.

importNOAA(): Import Meteorological data from the NOAA Integrated Surface Database (ISD)

importNOAAlite(): Import "Lite" Meteorological data from the NOAA Integrated Surface Database (ISD)

View Metadata

Read and visualise meta data relating to meteorological measurement sites.

getMeta(): Find a ISD site code and other meta data

getMetaLive(): Obtain site meta data from NOAA server

weatherCodes: Codes for weather types

ADMS Data

These functions assist with working with the Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling System (ADMS).

exportADMS(): Export a meteorological data frame in ADMS format