Photobiological Calculations

Definitions of classes, methods, operators and functions for use in photobiology and radiation meteorology and climatology. Calculation of effective (weighted) and not-weighted irradiances/doses, fluence rates, transmittance, reflectance, absorptance, absorbance and diverse ratios and other derived quantities from spectral data. Local maxima and minima: peaks, valleys and spikes. Conversion between energy-and photon-based units. Wavelength interpolation. Colours and vision. This package is part of the 'r4photobiology' suite, Aphalo, P. J. (2015) .

Waveband Definitions for UV, VIS, and IR Radiation

Constructors of waveband objects for commonly used biological spectral weighting functions (BSWFs) and for different wavebands describing named ranges of wavelengths in the ultraviolet (UV), visible (VIS) and infrared (IR) regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Part of the 'r4photobiology' suite, Aphalo P. J. (2015) .

Datasets and Code Examples from P. J. Aphalo's "Learn R" Book

Data, scripts and code from chunks used as examples in the book "Learn R: As a Language" 1ed and 2ed by Pedro J. Aphalo. ISBN 9780367182533 (pbk 1ed); ISBN 9780367182557 (hbk 1ed); ISBN 9780429060342 (ebk 1ed).

Extensions to 'ggplot2' for Radiation Spectra

Additional annotations, stats, geoms and scales for plotting "light" spectra with 'ggplot2', together with specializations of ggplot() and autoplot() methods for spectral data and waveband definitions stored in objects of classes defined in package 'photobiology'. Part of the 'r4photobiology' suite, Aphalo P. J. (2015) .

Automatically Position Non-Overlapping Text Labels with 'ggplot2'

Provides text and label geoms for 'ggplot2' that help to avoid overlapping text labels. Labels repel away from each other and away from the data points.

Sun Position and Daylight Calculations

Compute the position of the sun, and local solar time using Meeus' formulae. Compute day and/or night length using different twilight definitions or arbitrary sun elevation angles. This package is part of the 'r4photobiology' suite, Aphalo, P. J. (2015) . Algorithms from Meeus (1998, ISBN:0943396611).

Explore the Innards of 'ggplot2' Objects

Extensions to 'ggplot2' providing low-level debug tools: statistics and geometries echoing their data argument. Layer manipulation: deletion, insertion, extraction and reordering of layers. Deletion of unused variables from the data object embedded in "ggplot" objects.

Spectral Data for Light-Emitting-Diodes

Spectral emission data for some frequently used light emitting diodes available as electronic components. Part of the 'r4photobiology' suite, Aphalo P. J. (2015) .

Plant Photobiology Related Functions and Data

Provides functions for quantifying visible (VIS) and ultraviolet (UV) radiation in relation to the photoreceptors Phytochromes, Cryptochromes, and UVR8 which are present in plants. It also includes data sets on the optical properties of plants. Part of the 'r4photobiology' suite, Aphalo P. J. (2015) .

Data for Sunlight Spectra

Data for the extraterrestrial solar spectral irradiance and ground level solar spectral irradiance and irradiance. In addition data for shade light under vegetation and irradiance time series from different broadband sensors. Part of the 'r4photobiology' suite, Aphalo P. J. (2015) .