YEAR.URL
(Package: CHCN) :
A string for making the http request
1 of 5 strings concatenated to make the final request
● Data Source:
CranContrib
● Keywords: datasets
● Alias: YEAR.URL
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STATION.URL
(Package: CHCN) :
url for getting master station list
url to get csv file of master list
● Data Source:
CranContrib
● Keywords: datasets
● Alias: STATION.URL
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STARTING.STATION.ID
(Package: CHCN) :
The starting unique Id created for these stations
Stations are numbered sequentially when they are taken out of the master list. Obviously if the master list changes this unquie Id will change. It is used only for keeping track of files during processing. It is not an officially recognized Id and should not be confused with WMo numbers or the like
● Data Source:
CranContrib
● Keywords: datasets
● Alias: STARTING.STATION.ID
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MONTHLY.STATION.LIST
(Package: CHCN) :
Name of the local file for Monthly stations
This file will contain a subset of master list. feilds have been edited to make scraping easier. Only stations with monthly data are in the list
● Data Source:
CranContrib
● Keywords: datasets
● Alias: MONTHLY.STATION.LIST
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MASTER.STATION.LIST
(Package: CHCN) :
Name for the local version of the master station list
defines the name of the local version of the master list
● Data Source:
CranContrib
● Keywords: datasets
● Alias: MASTER.STATION.LIST
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FORMAT.URL
(Package: CHCN) :
A string for completing the http request
htpp requests for data are made by combining 5 strings: a base string, a year string, a station webid, a year, and a format string
● Data Source:
CranContrib
● Keywords: datasets
● Alias: FORMAT.URL
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DATA.DIRECTORY
(Package: CHCN) :
Directory for the final data storage
Finalized inventories and data files are written here
● Data Source:
CranContrib
● Keywords: datasets
● Alias: DATA.DIRECTORY
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BASE.URL
(Package: CHCN) :
The "base" elements of the url for scraping
The http request is made to Enviroment Canada using a URL that consists of a "base" element, a station Id, a year and a format.
● Data Source:
CranContrib
● Keywords: datasets
● Alias: BASE.URL
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