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List available NCEI datasets

Source: R/ncei_data.R
ncei_datasets.Rd

Retrieves metadata about a dataset from the NCEI Support Service API, including available data types, spatial coverage, and temporal range.

Usage

ncei_datasets(dataset)

Arguments

dataset

Character string. The dataset identifier, such as "daily-summaries" or "global-hourly".

Value

A list of dataset metadata as returned by the Support Service API. The structure varies by dataset but typically includes fields such as id, name, dataTypes, and extent.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
ncei_datasets("daily-summaries")
ncei_datasets("global-hourly")
} # }