Data access references

[ldecicco-USGS]

I've gotten more frequent requests for help getting subdaily precip data. At one point I had found some references, but I don't remember anymore where that was (I assume it's somewhere in https://mikejohnson51.github.io/climateR/)

I remember needing to create an Earthdata account, using writeNetrc to store the username and password in the .netrc file. I authorized some applications on the Earthdata website, but I wonder if there are more specific instructions on what applications to authorize here?:
https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov/application_search

siteID <- '04087214'
startDate <- "2023-09-29"
endDate  <-"2023-10-29"

# Get basin with dataRetrieval
basin <- dataRetrieval::findNLDI(nwis = siteID, find = "basin")[['basin']] |>
  mutate(siteID = siteID)

Sys.setenv(CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER = FALSE)
pr <- getNLDAS(AOI = basin, 
               model = "FORA0125_H.002",
               varname = "apcpsfc",
               startDate = startDate, endDate  = endDate) 
Note:Caching=1
Error:curl error: SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK
curl error details: 
Warning:oc_open: Could not read url
Error in open.nc(glue("{url}?{T_name}")) : NetCDF: I/O failure

I also tried following the Readme workflow:

Sys.setenv(CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER = FALSE)
checkNetrc()
[1] TRUE
writeDodsrc()
[1] ".dodsrc"
> modis_pet = getMODIS(
     AOI       = cities,
     asset    = 'MOD16A3GF.061',
     varname   = "PET_500m",
     startDate = "2020-10-29")
Note:Caching=1
Error:curl error: SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK
curl error details: 
Warning:oc_open: Could not read url
Note:Caching=1
Error:curl error: SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK
curl error details: 
Warning:oc_open: Could not read url
Note:Caching=1
Error:curl error: SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK
curl error details: 
Warning:oc_open: Could not read url
Note:Caching=1
Error:curl error: SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK
curl error details: 
Warning:oc_open: Could not read url
Error in fix.by(by.x, x) : 'by' must specify a uniquely valid column

I'm trying to work with my IT group to see if there's anything we can do, but I want to gather as much information as possible ahead of time. Thanks! There's clearly a ton of interest in using this package, we (USGS) just need to figure out how to get the data through to our government computers...