bioRad0.11.0 package

Biological Analysis and Visualization of Weather Radar Data

add_expected_eta_to_scan

Adds expected eta to a scan

apply_mistnet

Apply MistNet segmentation to a polar volume

as.data.frame.vp

Convert a vertical profile (vp) or time series of vertical profiles ...

as.vp

Convert a dataframe into a vp object

as.vpts

Convert a dataframe into a vpts object

attribute_table

Extract a volume coverage pattern table with all attributes

beam_distance

Calculate radar beam distance

beam_height

Calculate radar beam height

beam_profile_overlap

Calculate overlap between a vertical profile ('vp') and the vertical r...

beam_profile

Calculate vertical radiation profile

beam_range

Calculate radar beam range

beam_width

Calculate radar beam width

bind_into_vpts

Bind vertical profiles (vp) into time series (vpts)

bioRad-deprecated

Deprecated bioRad functions and data

bioRad-package

bioRad: Biological Analysis and Visualization of Weather Radar Data

c.vp

Concatenate vertical profiles (vp) into a list of vertical profiles

calculate_param

Calculate a new scan parameter

calculate_vp

Calculate a vertical profile (vp) from a polar volume (pvol) file

check_date_format

Check if character date is in specific format

check_night

Check if it is night at a given time and place

check_radar_codes

Check if radar codes are exactly 5 characters

clean_mixture

Partition mixtures of animals using assumptions on airspeeds.

composite_ppi

Create a composite of multiple plan position indicators (ppi)

convert_legacy

Convert legacy bioRad objects

dbz_to_eta

Convert reflectivity factor (dBZ) to reflectivity (eta)

download_pvolfiles

Download polar volume (pvol) files from the NEXRAD archive

download_vpfiles

Download vertical profile (vp) files from the ENRAM data repository

doy_noy

Look up day of year (doy) or night of year (noy)

eta_to_dbz

Convert reflectivity (eta) to reflectivity factor (dBZ)

extract_string

extract strings from a vector using regex, analog to stringr::str_extr...

filter_precip

Posthoc precipitation filter

filter_vpts

Filter a time series of vertical profiles ('vpts').

gaussian_beam_profile

Gaussian beam profile as a function of height

get_elevation_angles

Get elevation angles of a polar volume (pvol), scan (scan) or para...

get_iris_raw_task

Check the task type of an IRIS RAW file

get_odim_object_type

Check the data type of an ODIM HDF5 file

get_param

Get a parameter (param) from a scan (scan)

get_quantity

Get a quantity from a vertical profile (vp) or time series of vertic...

get_scan

Get a scan (scan) from a polar volume (pvol)

integrate_profile

Vertically integrate profiles (vp or vpts) into an integrated prof...

integrate_to_ppi

Calculate a plan position indicator (ppi) of vertically integrated d...

is.nan.data.frame

Identify NaN in a dataframe

is.pvolfile

Check if a file is a polar volume (pvol)

is.vpfile

Check if a file is a vertical profile (vp)

list_vpts_aloft

List aloft urls for time series of vertical profiles (vpts) of radar...

map

Map a plan position indicator (ppi) on a map

match_filenames

Match a set of regular expressions to a list of files

nexrad_to_odim

Convert a NEXRAD polar volume file to an ODIM polar volume file

nyquist_velocity

Calculate Nyquist velocity for a given pulse repetition frequency (PRF...

Ops

Mathematical and arithmetic operations on param's, scan's and pvol's

plot.ppi

Plot a plan position indicator (ppi)

plot.scan

Plot a scan (scan) in polar coordinates

plot.vp

Plot a vertical profile (vp)

plot.vpi

Plot an integrated profile (vpi)

plot.vpts

Plot a time series of vertical profiles (vpts)

proj_to_wgs

A wrapper for sp::spTransform(). Converts projected coordinates to g...

project_as_ppi

Project a scan (scan) or parameter (param) to a plan position indi...

rcs-set

Set radar cross section

rcs

Get radar cross section

read_cajun

Read a vertical profile (vp) from UMASS Cajun text file

read_pvolfile

Read a polar volume (pvol) from file

read_stdout

Read a time series of vertical profiles (vpts) from file

read_vp

Read a vertical profile (vp) from file

read_vpfiles

Read a vertical profile (vp) or a list of vertical profiles (vp) f...

read_vpts

Read time series of vertical profiles (vpts) from file(s)

regularize_vpts

Regularize a time series of vertical profiles (vpts) on a regular ti...

scan_to_raster

convert a polar scan into a raster

scan_to_spatial

convert a polar scan into a spatial object.

sd_vvp_threshold-set

Set threshold of the radial velocity standard deviation

sd_vvp_threshold

Get threshold of the radial velocity standard deviation

select_vpfiles

Select vertical profile (vp) files from computer

skip_if_no_aws.s3

Skip test if no aws.s3

skip_if_no_mapping

Skip test if missing dependencies for mapping

skip_if_no_mistnet

Skip test if no mistnet

skip_if_no_tidyselect

Skip test if no tidyselect

skip_if_no_vol2birdR

Skip test if vol2birdR not installed

sub-.ppi

Subset a plan position indicator (ppi)

summary.param

Inspect a parameter (param)

summary.ppi

Inspect a plan position indicator (ppi)

summary.pvol

Inspect a polar volume (pvol)

summary.scan

Inspect a scan (scan)

summary.vp

Inspect a vertical profile (vp)

summary.vpi

Inspect an integrated profile (vpi)

summary.vpts

Inspect a time series of vertical profiles (vpts)

sunrise_sunset

Calculate sunrise or sunset for a time and place

tidyverse

Tidyverse methods for bioRad objects

vplist_to_vpts

Bind vertical profiles (vp) into time series (vpts)

wgs_to_proj

A wrapper for sp::spTransform(). Converts geographic (WGS84) coordin...

write_pvolfile

Write a polar volume (pvol) object to ODIM HDF5 file

Extract, visualize and summarize aerial movements of birds and insects from weather radar data. See Dokter, A. M. et al. (2018) "bioRad: biological analysis and visualization of weather radar data" <doi:10.1111/ecog.04028> for a software paper describing package and methodologies.

  • Maintainer: Adriaan M. Dokter
  • License: MIT + file LICENSE
  • Last published: 2025-08-29