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Stations Météo-France

stationsMF.Rd

A data frame with the following columns

  • Id, Name Identifier and name for the MF station.

  • Lat, Lon, Alt Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees) and Altitude (metres)

  • LongName The long "exact" name in correct French. Mind spaces, accents and other special characters. Also compound names such can be a combination of two names, which is classical for airports.

  • Clim A factor giving the climatic class, with the following codes.

    • "C" Modified Oceanic, mainly for a Central zone located at the North of Clermont-Ferrand.

    • "Med" Mediterranean. This covers the whole French Mediterranean coastline up to the South of Valence, including Toulouse.

    • "NW" North-West Oceanic, mainy for North-West. This covers the Atlantic coastline from les Sables d'Olonne (South) to Dunkerque (North) and covers French Brittany, Normandy and Picardie.

    • "SW" Aquitain Oceanic, mainy for South-West. This covers the Atlantic coasline from les Sables d'Olonnes (North) to Hendaye (South).

    • "NE" Semi-Continental, mainy for North-East.

    • "Mont" Montaneaous. The Massif Central and the French Alpes, and the French part of the Pyrenees.

    • "" Special: Tropical, Artic, ...

    The values given in Clim are derived from the Wikipedia page https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climat_de_la_France. Note however that the classification of stations is often done on the basis of yearly variables, hence can not fully account for the variations that are seen at the daily level.

Usage

stationsMF

Format

An object of class data.frame with 83 rows and 12 columns.

Examples

if (FALSE) {
    library(leaflet)
    m <- leaflet() %>% addTiles;
    m <- m %>% fitBounds(lng1 = -4.5, lat1 = 41.9, lng2 = 7.9, lat2 = 50.8)
    m <- m %>% setView(2, 47.4, zoom = 6)
    m <- m %>% addMarkers(lng = stationsMF[ , "Lon"],
                          lat = stationsMF[ , "Lat"],
                          popup = stationsMF[ , "ShortName"])
    m
}