oce (version 0.1-76)

parse.latlon: Parse a latitude or longitude string

Description

Parse a latitude or longitude string, e.g. as in the header of a CTD file

Usage

parse.latlon(line, debug=FALSE)

Arguments

line

a character string containing an indication of latitude or longitude.

debug

set to TRUE to make this function print its processing steps.

Value

• A numerical value of latitude or longitude.

Details

The following formats are understood (for, e.g. latitude) * NMEA Latitude = 47 54.760 N ** Latitude: 47 53.27 N

See Also

Used by read.ctd.