oce (version 0.1-76)

summary.ctd: Summarize a seawater (CTD) data object

Description

Summarizes some of the data in a ctd object.

Usage

## S3 method for class 'ctd':
summary(object, \dots)

Arguments

object

A ctd object, e.g. as read by read.ctd.

...

passed to children.

Value

• None

Details

Pertinent summary information is presented, including the sampling location, data ranges, etc.

References

The Seabird CTD instrument is described at http://www.seabird.com/products/spec_sheets/19plusdata.htm.

See Also

A ctd object may be read with read.ctd or created with as.ctd.

Examples

library(oce)
data(ctd)
#ctd <- read.ctd("ctdprofile.cnv")
summary(ctd)