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diff --git a/docs/code/df_spline.R b/docs/code/df_spline.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48b78c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/code/df_spline.R
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+library(tidyverse)
+# setup_x1.iso: an alternative setup to x1. Here we take x1 = iso_week
+fx1.iso <- function(datetime){
+ startdate <- min(datetime) # identify start week
+ x1 <- as.numeric(stringr::str_sub(ISOweek::ISOweek(datetime),7, 8)) # find iso week #
+ return(x1)
+}
+
+site_data <- readr::read_csv(paste0("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eco4cast/neon4cast-targets/",
+ "main/NEON_Field_Site_Metadata_20220412.csv")) |>
+ dplyr::filter(ticks == 1)
+
+site.info <- cbind.data.frame(site_data[,c("field_site_id","field_latitude", "field_longitude", "field_mean_elevation_m")],
+ site_data[,c("field_avg_grean_increase_doy", "field_avg_green_decrease_doy",
+ "field_avg_number_of_green_days", "field_avg_green_max_doy", "field_avg_green_min_doy")])
+
+
+colnames(site.info) <- c("site","lat", "long", "alt", "g.inc", "g.dec", "g.avg", "g.max", "g.min")
+
+
+sites_sum <- site.info
+df <- readr::read_csv("https://data.ecoforecast.org/neon4cast-targets/ticks/ticks-targets.csv.gz", guess_max = 1e1)
+df <- df[, c("datetime", "site_id", "observation")]
+colnames(df) <- c("datetime", "site", "y")
+
+cutoff <- "2020-12-31"
+sites_sum[,5:9] <- apply(sites_sum[,5:9], 2, function(x) as.numeric(unlist(x))/7)
+loc <- unique(df$site)
+n.site <- length(loc)
+
+df <- df[df$datetime<=cutoff,]
+
+X <- sites_sum[,c("g.inc","g.max","g.dec","g.min")]
+X <- floor(X)
+rownames(X) <- loc
+
+df$iso <- fx1.iso(df$datetime)
+
+Y <- matrix(NA,ncol = ncol(X), nrow=nrow(X))
+rownames(Y) <- rownames(X)
+
+for(i in 1:n.site){
+
+ df.loc <- subset(df,df$site==loc[i])
+ # y1l <- c(df.loc$y[which(df.loc$iso == X[i,1])])
+ # y2l <- c(df.loc$y[which(df.loc$iso == X[i,2])])
+ # y3l <- c(df.loc$y[which(df.loc$iso == X[i,3])])
+ # y4l <- c(df.loc$y[which(df.loc$iso == X[i,4])])
+ y1l <- c(df.loc$y[which(df.loc$iso == X[i,1])],df.loc$y[which(df.loc$iso == (X[i,1]+1))])
+ y2l <- c(df.loc$y[which(df.loc$iso == X[i,2])],df.loc$y[which(df.loc$iso == (X[i,2]+1))])
+ y3l <- c(df.loc$y[which(df.loc$iso == X[i,3])],df.loc$y[which(df.loc$iso == (X[i,3]+1))])
+ y4l <- c(df.loc$y[which(df.loc$iso == X[i,4])],df.loc$y[which(df.loc$iso == (X[i,4]+1))])
+
+ if(length(y1l) == 0)
+ y1 <- 0
+ else
+ y1 <- mean(y1l)
+
+ if(length(y2l) == 0)
+ y2 <- 0
+ else
+ y2 <- mean(y2l)
+
+ if(length(y3l) == 0)
+ y3 <- 0
+ else
+ y3 <- mean(y3l)
+
+ if(length(y4l) == 0)
+ y4 <- 0
+ else
+ y4 <- mean(y4l)
+
+ Y[i,] <- c(y1,y2,y3,y4)
+}
+
+X1 <- rep(1, 9)
+Y1 <- rep(0, 9)
+X6 <- rep(53, 9)
+Xs <- cbind(X1,X,X6)
+Ys <- cbind(Y1,Y,Y1)
+
+df_sp <- NULL
+for(i in 1:n.site){
+
+ X.site <- as.numeric(Xs[i,])
+ Y.site <- as.numeric(Ys[i,])
+
+ cubic.spline <- spline(X.site,Y.site,n=53, method = "natural")
+
+ if(Y.site[5] == 0)
+ cubic.spline$y[cubic.spline$x>X.site[5]] = 0
+ if(Y.site[2] == 0)
+ cubic.spline$y[cubic.spline$x
left_join(site.info,"site")
+df_green <- df_sp[, 1:3]
+
+# write.csv(df_sp, '../../csv/df_sp.csv')
diff --git a/docs/materials_temp.html b/docs/materials_temp.html
index 688c5ac..4ed450d 100644
--- a/docs/materials_temp.html
+++ b/docs/materials_temp.html
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ Lecture Slides
Lecture Notes
Practical
+additional R code – df_spline.R
diff --git a/docs/search.json b/docs/search.json
index 2b11c1f..69cb678 100644
--- a/docs/search.json
+++ b/docs/search.json
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
"href": "materials_temp.html#gaussian-process-models-gps-for-time-dependent-data",
"title": "VectorByte Training Materials 2024",
"section": "Gaussian Process models (GPs) for Time Dependent Data",
- "text": "Gaussian Process models (GPs) for Time Dependent Data\n\nLecture Slides\nLecture Notes\nPractical"
+ "text": "Gaussian Process models (GPs) for Time Dependent Data\n\nLecture Slides\nLecture Notes\nPractical\nadditional R code – df_spline.R"
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diff --git a/materials_temp.qmd b/materials_temp.qmd
index 0c66c24..3a103c3 100644
--- a/materials_temp.qmd
+++ b/materials_temp.qmd
@@ -81,5 +81,6 @@ We are assuming familiarity with R basics as well as at least introductory stati
- [Lecture Slides](GP.qmd)
- [Lecture Notes](GP_Notes.qmd)
- [Practical](GP_Practical.qmd)
+- [additional R code -- df_spline.R](code/df_spline.R)