Extract the Feldpausch et al. (2012)'s regions using local coordinates.
Usage
computeFeldRegion(coord, level = c("region"))Arguments
- coord
Coordinates of the site(s), a matrix/dataframe with two columns (e.g. cbind(longitude, latitude)) (see examples).
- level
a string or a vector of string, the length must match the number of rows of the parameter coord. This parameter gives the scale at which Feldpausch regions should be assigned. There are tree levels:
region: Models assign at sub-continent levels, value by defaultcontinent: Models assign at the Africa, South America, Asia and Australia levelsworld: Pantropical model
Value
The function returns a vector with the Feldpausch et al. (2012)'s regions that can be
incorporated in the retrieveH function.
References
Feldpausch, T.R., et al. (2012). Tree height integrated into pantropical forest biomass estimates. Biogeosciences, 9, 3381–3403.
Examples
#' # One study site
lat <- 4.08
long <- -52.68
coord <- cbind(long, lat)
# \donttest{
FeldRegion <- computeFeldRegion(coord)
# }
# Several study sites (here three sites)
long <- c(-52.68, -51.12, -53.11)
lat <- c(4.08, 3.98, 4.12)
coord <- cbind(long, lat)
# \donttest{
FeldRegion <- computeFeldRegion(coord)
#> Warning: There is NA in your final vector, those NA will be replaced by 'Pantropical'
# }