v6.0.4

• This version produces the same output as the previous version.

New features

• New upgrade_weatherDF() adds requested weather columns to a data frame (@dschlaep).
• Improved rounding of weather functionality (@dschlaep):
  • dbW_weatherData_round() now rounds both "weatherList" and "weatherDF" objects; argument "digits" can now also be logical (if TRUE, then digits takes the default value of 4) or not finite (e.g., NA; not finite values return the input without rounding).
  • Argument "round" of dbW_dataframe_to_weatherData() is deprecated and changed the default value from rounding to 2 digits to no rounding (NA); recommended replacement is a separate call to dbW_weatherData_round().
  • Argument "digits" of dbW_generateWeather() changed the default value from rounding to 4 digits to no rounding (NA).
• dbW_generateWeather() gained "return_weatherDF" and now returns a user requested weather object type (@dschlaep). If return_weatherDF is TRUE, then the result is converted to a data frame where columns represent weather variables; otherwise, a list of elements of class swWeatherData is returned (as previously).
• New dbW_imputeWeather() replaces missing weather values using using the weather generator and using functionality by rSW2utils::impute_df() (@dschlaep).
• New dbW_substituteWeather() replaces missing weather values in one weather data object with values from a second weather data object (@dschlaep).
• New dbW_fixWeather() fixes missing weather values using a sequence of approaches including linear interpolation for short missing spells, a fixed value for short spells of missing precipitation (optionally), substitution from a second weather data object, and replacement with long term daily mean values (@dschlaep).
• New family of functions sw_meteo_obtain that obtain (download) weather data from external sources and prepare for use by "rSOILWAT2" (@dschlaep):
  * New sw_meteo_obtain_DayMet() obtains and formats data from "Daymet"
  * New sw_meteo_obtain_SCAN() obtains and formats data from "SCAN"

Full Changelog: v6.0.3...v6.0.4