jsta/riverload

RiverLoad - Load Estimation of River Compounds with Different Methods

RiverLoad

Load Estimation of River Compounds with Different Methods

The 'RiverLoad' package implements several of the most popular load estimation procedures, including averaging methods, ratio estimators and regression methods. The package provides an easy-to-use tool to rapidly calculate the load for various compounds and to compare different methods. The package also supplies additional functions to easily organize and analyze the data.

Installation

You can install a stable version of RiverLoad with:

install.packages("RiverLoad")

Usage

First the package must be loaded into R:

library(RiverLoad)

You can view a list of functions available in rLakeAnalyzer with:

help(package = "RiverLoad")

An example of application is reported below:

# Merge the flow records with the concentration data
union1 <- db.union(flow.data1, conc.data1)

#Estimate the load with the first 7 methods
met1 <- method1(union1, 2)
met2 <- method2(union1, 2)
met3 <- method3(union1, 2)
met4 <- method4(union1, 2)
met5 <- method5(union1, 2)
met6 <- method6(union1, 2)
met7 <- beale.ratio(union1, 2)

Getting Help or Reporting an Issue

To report bugs/issues/feature requests, please file an issue.

These are very welcome!

Citation

Nava V., Patelli M., Rotiroti M., Leoni M. (2019). An R package for estimating river compound load using different methods. Environmental Modelling and Software, 117: 100-108. doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.03.012

Contributors

Veronica Nava, Barbara Leoni, Martina Patelli, Marco Rotiroti