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oce (version 0.2-1)

ptTrim: Trim start/end portions of a pt cast

Description

Trim start/end portions of a pt cast.

Usage

ptTrim(x, method="water", parameters=NULL, debug=getOption("oceDebug"))

Arguments

x
A pt object, e.g. as read by read.pt.
method
Various methods exist, some of which use parameters: [object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
parameters
Depends on method; see above.
debug
a flag that turns on debugging. The value indicates the depth within the call stack to which debugging applies. For example, read.adv.nortek() calls read.header.nortek(), so that read.adv.nortek(...,debug=2)

Value

  • An object of class "pt", with data having been trimmed in some way, and with the pressure being reduced by mean sea-level pressure.

Details

The "water" method is mainly for quick and dirty work. In many cases, the user will be working with several files, and so it will make sense to use the "time" method, to synchronize the time series. Normally, notes will have been taken in the field, so no guessing need be done about the time the instruments went in the water. In some cases, though, the time will have to be inferred from the data, and so it might make sense to start by trimming with the "water" method, after which summary.pt is used to find the probably time when the instrument was put into the water.

After the data are trimmed in time, the pressure record is modified by subtracting 10.1325~dbar, the average sea-level pressure.

See Also

The pt object may be read with read.pt. plot.pt is very useful in providing guidance for trimming with ptTrim.

Examples

Run this code
library(oce)
d <- read.oce(
 "/data/archive/sleiwex/2008/moorings/m08/pt/rbr_011855/manufacturer/pt_rbr_011855.dat",
 by=600)
dTrimmed <- ptTrim(d)
plot(dTrimmed)

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