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Download ERA5 single-level data using ecmwfr

Usage

download_era5_single(
  variables,
  start_date,
  end_date,
  area = NULL,
  resolution = 0.25,
  frequency = "hourly",
  output_file,
  timeout = 3600,
  retry_attempts = 2,
  use_cache = TRUE,
  verbose = FALSE
)

Arguments

variables

Character vector of variable names

start_date

Date object or character string (YYYY-MM-DD)

end_date

Date object or character string (YYYY-MM-DD)

area

Numeric vector of 4 elements: c(north, west, south, east) in decimal degrees

resolution

Numeric value for grid resolution (default: 0.25 degrees)

frequency

Character string: "hourly", "daily", "monthly"

output_file

Character string path for output NetCDF file

timeout

Numeric value for request timeout in seconds (default: 3600)

retry_attempts

Integer number of retry attempts (default: 2)

use_cache

Use cached data if available (default: TRUE)

verbose

Logical indicating whether to print progress messages

Value

Character string path to downloaded file