download_chelsa {pastclim} | R Documentation |
Download the CHELSA modern observations.
Description
This function downloads monthly variables from the CHELSA 2.1 dataset. These variables are saved in a format that can be read by load_chelsa, and easily used for delta downscaling palaeoclimate observations.
Usage
download_chelsa(var, res, path = NULL, version = "2.1", ...)
Arguments
var |
character Valid variables names are "tas", "tasmax","tasmin", and "prec". |
path |
character. Path where to download the data to. If left NULL, the data
will be downloaded from the directory returned by |
Details
Note that variables are named differently from WorldClim. "tas" is the mean temperature ("tavg" in WorldClim), with "tasmax" and "tasmin" being equivalent to "tmax" and "tmin".
Value
TRUE if the requested CHELSA variable was downloaded successfully.
[Package pastclim version 2.0.0 Index]