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Return a data frame mapping the available weather variables to their 'pretty' names, their descriptions, and their SILO codes and identifier names. (See also https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/about/climate-variables/)

Usage

weather_variables()

Value

A data.frame containing the weather variables and codes

Examples

weather_variables()
#>                      variable_name
#> 1                         rainfall
#> 2                         min_temp
#> 3                         max_temp
#> 4                    humidity_tmin
#> 5                    humidity_tmax
#> 6                   solar_exposure
#> 7          mean_sea_level_pressure
#> 8                  vapour_pressure
#> 9          vapour_pressure_deficit
#> 10                     evaporation
#> 11         evaporation_morton_lake
#> 12        evapotranspiration_fao56
#> 13         evapotranspiration_asce
#> 14 evapotranspiration_morton_areal
#> 15 evapotranspiration_morton_point
#> 16   evapotranspiration_morton_wet
#>                                                         pretty_name
#> 1                                                     Rainfall (mm)
#> 2                                        Minimum Temperature (degC)
#> 3                                        Maximum Temperature (degC)
#> 4                      Relative Humidity at Minimum Temperature (%)
#> 5                      Relative Humidity at Maximum Temperature (%)
#> 6                                            Solar Exposure (MJ/m2)
#> 7                                  Mean Pressure at Sea Level (hPa)
#> 8                                             Vapour Pressure (hPa)
#> 9                                     Vapour Pressure Deficit (hPa)
#> 10                                                 Evaporation (mm)
#> 11                           Morton's Shallow Lake Evaporation (mm)
#> 12                         FAO56 Short Crop Evapotranspiration (mm)
#> 13                           ASCE Tall Crop Evapotranspiration (mm)
#> 14                    Morton's Areal Actual Evapotranspiration (mm)
#> 15                 Morton's Point Potential Evapotranspiration (mm)
#> 16 Morton's Wet-environment Areal Potential Evapotranspiration (mm)
#>                                                         description
#> 1                                               Daily rainfall (mm)
#> 2                             Minimum temperature (degrees Celsius)
#> 3                             Maximum temperature (degrees Celsius)
#> 4              Relative humidity at time of minimum temperature (%)
#> 5              Relative humidity at time of maximum temperature (%)
#> 6                                            Solar exposure (MJ/m2)
#> 7                                  Mean pressure at sea level (hPa)
#> 8                                             Vapour pressure (hPa)
#> 9                                     Vapour pressure deficit (hPa)
#> 10   Class A pan evaporation [synthetic estimate for pre-1970] (mm)
#> 11                           Morton's shallow lake evaporation (mm)
#> 12                         FAO56 short crop evapotranspiration (mm)
#> 13                           ASCE tall crop evapotranspiration (mm)
#> 14                    Morton's areal actual evapotranspiration (mm)
#> 15                 Morton's point potential evapotranspiration (mm)
#> 16 Morton's wet-environment areal potential evapotranspiration (mm)
#>              silo_name silo_code
#> 1           daily_rain         R
#> 2             min_temp         N
#> 3             max_temp         X
#> 4              rh_tmin         G
#> 5              rh_tmax         H
#> 6            radiation         J
#> 7                 mslp         M
#> 8                   vp         V
#> 9           vp_deficit         D
#> 10           evap_comb         C
#> 11    evap_morton_lake         L
#> 12       et_short_crop         F
#> 13        et_tall_crop         T
#> 14    et_morton_actual         A
#> 15 et_morton_potential         P
#> 16       et_morton_wet         W