Lists AmeriFlux sites

Source: R/helper_functions.R

Lists available site (names) and basic meta-data

amf_sites()

Value

A data frame containing the following columns. See AmeriFlux BADM standard https://ameriflux.lbl.gov/data/badm/

for detailed explanation.

  • SITE_ID - Six character site identifier (CC-Sss)

  • SITE_NAME - Site name (free text)

  • COUNTRY - Country (free text)

  • STATE - State (free text)

  • IGBP - Vegetation type based on the IGBP definition (character)

  • URL_AMERIFLUX - Site web site URL, maintained by AmeriFlux (URL)

  • TOWER_BEGAN - The starting year of flux measurement (YYYY)

  • TOWER_END - The ending year of flux measurement (YYYY), NA if still active or unspecified

  • LOCATION_LAT - Latitude of the site (decimal deg ref WGS84)

  • LOCATION_LONG - Longitude of the site (decimal deg ref WGS84)

  • LOCATION_ELEV - Elevation of the site above sea level (m)

  • CLIMATE_KOEPPEN - Koppen climate classification (character)

  • MAT - Long-term mean annual average air temperature (degree C)

  • MAP - Long-term mean annual average precipitation (mm)

  • DATA_POLICY - LEGACY / CCBY4.0 (character)

Examples

if (FALSE) {
# download a list of sites and basic info
sites <- amf_sites()

}