Functions for downloading gridded data from India Meteorological Department (IMD)
Based on analysis of actual IMD data format.
Download IMD gridded rainfall data
Usage
download_imd_rainfall(
start_year,
end_year,
resolution = 0.25,
output_dir = tempdir(),
use_cache = TRUE
)
Arguments
- start_year
Start year.
- end_year
End year.
- resolution
Spatial resolution: 0.25 or 1.0 degrees.
- output_dir
Directory to save downloaded files.
- use_cache
Whether to use cached data if available (default: TRUE).
Value
Character vector of downloaded file paths
Details
Downloads daily gridded rainfall data from IMD at specified resolution.
Examples
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Download 0.25 degree rainfall for 2023-2025
files <- download_imd_rainfall(
start_year = 2023,
end_year = 2025,
resolution = 0.25
)
} # }
