Imports data from NWIS about meaured parameter based on user-supplied parameter code.
This function gets the data from here: http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/pmcodes
Usage
readNWISpCode(parameterCd)
Arguments
parameterCd
character of USGS parameter codes (or multiple parameter codes). This is usually an 5 digit number.
Value
parameterData data frame with all information from the USGS about the particular parameter.
lll{
Name Type Description
parameter_cd character 5-digit USGS parameter code
parameter_group_nm character USGS parameter group name
parameter_nm character USGS parameter name
casrn character Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number
srsname character Substance Registry Services Name
parameter_units character Parameter units
}