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This function loads previously downloaded ETOPO 2022 global relief dataset, at 0.5 or 1 arc-minute (i.e. 30 or 60 arc-seconds) resolution. The function assumes that the file name is etopo2022_{resolution}m_v1.nc To save the file in the default path with an appropriate name and file format, simply use download_etopo().

Usage

load_etopo(path = NULL, resolution = 1, version = "1")

Arguments

path

character. Path where the dataset is stored. If left NULL, the data will be downloaded from the directory returned by get_data_path()

resolution

numeric resolution in arc-minute (one of 0.5, or 1). Defaults to 1 arc-minute.

version

character or numeric. The ETOPO2022 version number. Only "1" supported at the moment

Value

a terra::SpatRaster of relief