Retrieve or set the nexrad location file

Retrieves and sets the path of the RSL nexrad location file

Usage

nexrad_station_file(file)

Arguments

file

A string containing the path of a location file. Do not specify to retrieve path of current location file.

Value

The path of the nexrad location file

Details

The RSL library stores the locations and names of NEXRAD stations in a fixed-width text file. This function retrieves the path of the location file, and allows one to set the path to a different location file.

Examples

# return current location file
nexrad_station_file()
#> [1] "/private/var/folders/hq/tlbyscp93lq2js72t62dkbrh2z_dgv/T/RtmpcavyHx/temp_libpath16d056eb2a589/vol2birdR/librsl/wsr88d_locations.dat"
# store nexrad station file path
file_path <- nexrad_station_file()
# set station location file
nexrad_station_file(file_path)
#> [1] "/private/var/folders/hq/tlbyscp93lq2js72t62dkbrh2z_dgv/T/RtmpcavyHx/temp_libpath16d056eb2a589/vol2birdR/librsl/wsr88d_locations.dat"