Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of udg/ecoms/RPackage

Timestamp:

May 22, 2013 1:25:08 PM (8 years ago)

Author:

juaco

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udg/ecoms/RPackage

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-== Overview of the R package under development ==
+= Overview of the R package under development 
 
 
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-== Vocabulary definition ==
+== Vocabulary definition 
 
 In order to set a common framework with a precise definition of the variables, the R package is based on the use of a vocabulary. Essentially, the vocabulary is simply a table containing the standard names of a number of variables commonly used in impact studies and downscaling applications. The naming conventions and the units are based on the standard name table provided by the [http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-standard-names/standard-name-table/16/cf-standard-name-table.html/ NetCDF Climate and Forecast Metadata Convention]. The vocabulary consists of a table with:
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-== Dictionary ==
+== Dictionary 
 
 The dictionary is a table whose aim is twofold: 
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  * `short_name`: this is the name with which the original variable has been coded in the dataset 
  * `time_step`: the time interval between consecutive times in the time dimension axis (in hours)
- * `lower_time_bound`: lower time bound of the variable 
- * `upper_time_bound`: upper time bound of the variable. For instance, if a variable has identical lower and upper time bounds, it means that it is instantaneous.
+ * `lower_time_bound`: lower time bound of the variable. This should be in hours. 
+ * `upper_time_bound`: upper time bound of the variable. This should be in hours. For instance, if a variable has identical lower and upper time bounds, it means that it is instantaneous.
  * `aggr_fun`: time aggregation function. Type of aggregation function applied to the variable between the lower and upper time bound.
  * `offset`: constant summed to the original variable for units conversion (e.g.: offset = -273.15 for conversion from Kelvin to Celsius)